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BELGIAN QUALITYBelgium is renowned for its beautiful historic buildingsand for its excellent food, especially chocolates. Belgians have been making top-quality chocolates for more than 100 years, and pralines, a type of filled chocolate, are
a speciality. Brussels even boasts a chocolate museum.
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSThe old architecture and picturesque canals make Amsterdam one of the most visited cities in Europe. Occasionally the canals freeze over and city officials may decide it’s safe for people to go skating. When they do, men and women of all ages, from very old to very young, take to the ice. Amsterdam is also home to some great museums, including the Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, and the Anne Frank House.
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TRILINGUAL
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France, and
Belgium. As a
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language. The capital, also
known as Luxembourg, has around 150 banks.
CYCLINGThe flatness of the land makes the Netherlands ideal for cycling, and more than half a million people cycle to school or work each day. Lines of 20–100 children cycling together to school are common. Most of the roads have special cycle lanes, and bicycles are often the quickest form of transportation to get around the crowded towns and cities. The use of bicycles also reduces car use and thus cuts down the amount of air pollution.
Luxembourg’s flag (top left) is similar to that of the Netherlands (below).
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