The small Dernier Quartier-Général de Napoléon Museum is in the Caillou farmhouse where Bonaparte spent the night before the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The Museum in Napoleon’s Last Headquarters is in the farmhouse where the French Emperor spent his final night before his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. The museum has items belonging to Napoleon as … [Read more...]
The Musée Wellington is in the inn where the Duke of Wellington had his headquarters and famously wrote his report on the Battle of Waterloo (1815).
The Wellington Museum in Waterloo is in the former stagecoach inn where the Duke of Wellington had his headquarters during the Battle of Waterloo. The museum has many items and a wealth of information on display related to … [Read more...] The Église St Joseph has an interesting Baroque dome and numerous private memorials for the fallen at the Battle of Waterloo near Brussels.
The parochial church of St Joseph in Waterloo is directly across the road from the Musée Wellington. This small church with an impressive dome is well worth a short peak inside. It has some interesting wood-carved furnishings but the … [Read more...] The modern Novotel Leuven Centrum is a midscale hotel with rooms sleeping up to four in the lovely university town Louvain near Brussels in Flemish Brabant.
The Novotel Leuven Centrum is a very modern, four-star hotel in the lovely town Leuven (Louvain) only a few minutes by train from Brussels. This midscale hotel is comfortably furnished and has rooms sleeping up to … [Read more...] Intercity coaches by Megabus, Idbus, Student Agency and National Express / Eurolines are often the cheapest way to travel from London to Brussels.
Long-distance bus services offer an alternative to Eurostar trains when traveling between London and Brussels. These intercity coaches are slower and less comfortable than the high-speed trains but ticket prices are often far … [Read more...] Enjoy seeing and hearing unique and historic musical instruments from all over the world in the Muziekinstrumentenmuseum / Musée des instruments de musique.
The Musical Instruments Museum (Muziekinstrumentenmuseum / Musée des instruments de musique) in Brussels has one of the largest collections of musical instruments in the world. Well over a thousand instruments from … [Read more...] See statues of Count Egmont and the 48 Brussels trades in this small park across the road from the Notre Dame church in the Sablon neighborhood of Bruxelles.
The Kleine Zavel (Place du Petit Sablon) is a small park across the road from the Notre Dame du Sablon church in one of the most fashionable districts of the Belgian capital. This small park is mostly famous for … [Read more...] It is just over 500 steps to the top of the UNESCO-listed bell tower of the Sint Romboutskathedraal for excellent views of Mechelen and northern Belgium.
The belfry of the St Rumbold ‘s Cathedral in Mechelen is just shy of 100 m while just more than 500 steps get visitors to the top with a modern skywalk offering spectacular views of the old town, surrounding … [Read more...] Mechelen near Antwerp has eight historic churches filled with art including paintings by Rubens and Van Dyck, Baroque wood carved pulpits and statues.
Mechelen has eight important churches full of art in its historic old town. Mechelen was an important town in the Middle Ages and experienced a further cultural Golden Age during the Baroque leaving this small university … [Read more...] The printing shop and residence of the Plantin-Moretus family in Antwerpen is the only museum inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.
The Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp, Belgium, is a masterful example of a rich patrician house of the 17thand 18th century with printing workshop. The house is mostly furnished in the Renaissance and Baroque styles. The … [Read more...] Direct flights to Antwerpen Airport (ANR) arrive from London City and Southend – from other destinations fly via Brussels, Charleroi or Amsterdam Schiphol.
Daily flights to Antwerpen Luchthaven (ANR) in northern Belgium arrive daily on low-cost and budget airlines from London City (LCY) and Southend (SEN) airports. Travelers from other cities generally have to fly via … [Read more...] Bargains and cheap deals on designer brand-name fashion draw shoppers to Maasmechelen Village factory shopping mall in Belgium near Liege, Eindhoven and Aachen.
The boutiques of Maasmechelen Village, a Chic Outlet Shopping factory stores mall, offer cheap bargains and savings on designer and brand-name fashion labels. Over a hundred shops in this fashion village offer … [Read more...]Visit the Wellington Museum in Waterloo
See the St Joseph Church Memorials in Waterloo
Hotel Review: Novotel Leuven Centrum
Cheap Travel by Bus from London to Brussels
Visit the Musical Instruments Museum in Brussels
Kleine Zavel Park (Petit Sablon) in Brussels
Climb the Belfry Tower of Mechelen Cathedral
Visit the Historic Churches of Mechelen
Visit the Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp
Cheap Flights to Antwerp (ANR) in Belgium
Save at Maasmechelen Village Chic Outlet Factory Shopping Mall
