American Reacts to 7 Things To Know Before Visiting Belgium

American Guy Reacts to 7 Things To Know Before Visiting Belgium
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[BlackSteel]

Hello from Brussels !

Just to correct that thing about train stations... In Brussels, we have a lot of train stations, that's true. But there are three main stations that are Midi (or south), Central, and North. Every national train that goes through one of these stations will actually stops in each. The only exception as I said is some international trains. Moreover, going from one station to another is really easy : you just hop in ANY train that is going in the right direction and exit in the next (the trip is max 10 minutes) ! Train controllers don't really check tickets when in Brussels, and if you got a ticket anyway, that's fine. The ticket is not for a specific train, but for a trip, so you can jump multiple trains, stop at every station for an hour before taking another train, or even buy your ticket the morning for the afternoon, and as long as you stay along the general direction of your destination, that's fine. So for instance, if you wanna visit Brugge and Gent in the same day, you only need one roundtrip ticket as Gent is on the path of the train to Brugge (though one day for each is probably better)...

As for closing hours, tourist traps close early, that's true. But in Brussels, stores are open until 8 pm, and there are A LOT of places that close at 1 am... It's just not places tourists are aware of. So if you want late options, just ask someone local... Almost everybody speaks english, and we're really friendly, so we'll be glad to make you discover our lovely place !

About brussels and comic things, comics is a huge cultural aspect in Belgium. Tintin, the Smurfs and Lucky Luke are born here (and many more too). There's the comic route, of course, but we also have a comic museum. Brussels is also very queer friendly, and it has this vibe where there are a lot of hidden things here and there, like bars you wouldn't expect to be bars from the facade, incredible architectures in random streets, buildings behind buildings needing taking small corridors to access them... Brussels is also one of the capital city of Art Nouveau and Surrealism. And we have a really rich night life... Don't be fooled, and explore, the best things aren't the one you first see here !

[bambilambi]

I am belgian (flemisch) and i enjoy your video's... our country is small but a lot to see, like to enjoy Thatcher you like our country.... most americans know nothing about to world. Your interest in the low country's is very great to see.... i hope you can came over some Day. I live between eindhoven and antwerp in Belgium.... if you need me for tips....

[mrtwizzlaz]

Hey, proud Antwerpian here! Yes, In Belgium we are known for our beers and chocolate and alltough some of the big brands are good, a lot of smaller local and artisinal brands are very good aswell. The comic book route is something you can do in a few other big cities too like Antwerp and Gent. Gent, being one of my favorite cities apart from my own offcourse, even has a Comic Art Hotel! I was a little sad to see that my home town of Antwerp was not mentioned! We have a beautiful old city centre with lots of old buildings and a magnificent Cathedral! We also have a thriving nightlife with lots of good bars, café's and clubs that are open till the early morning hours! Allways try to ask a local where to find a good restaurant, café or club and don't fall into those tourist traps that try to sell you "authentic" products! Really Hope to welcome you to our beautiful country one day, Charly! Keep up the good work!

[Keff]

One more thing to know about belgium : Brussels, Ghent and Brugges aren't the only cities worth visiting. People making those videos always seem to be stuck on those three cities and ignore the southern part of the country. And although Brugge might be the most beautiful town in belgium, Wallonia also has it's share of old towns and castles that deserve a visit. Cities like Dinant, Namur, Mons, are deffinitely worth a look. If you like trappist beer, come to Chimay, you can visit the monastery, drink a few beers, and it's close to the Eau d'Heure dams, the biggest lakes in belgium where you can enjoy all sorts of water sports, fishing, having a drink by the water...
Cheers from Wallonia!

[Anja-LeonaLouise]

Most visiting Belgium go to Brussels whilst there are so nice other cities as well, then we have the Ardennes, the North Sea, Limburg ....

[yagi]

Plus, an important point for Americans: you’ll probably not need a car, as Belgium has a dense passenger rail network and urban public transport both with high frequencies, like many European countries. The travel times that the guy indicates are actually train travel times.

[simdal]

Yank complaining about Belgian chocolate, the irony 😂

[randyghesquiere]

Check citadel @ Dinant Belgium.. If you love the old Belgium buildings . The citadel @ Dinant is massive... Big love from Belgium

[Mantarvision]

The castle in the middle of Ghent is called: "het Gravensteen", if you want to know more about it, it has a long history and its completly rebuild. Have a nice day.

[MrsStrawhatberry]

As a Swiss I feel like I have to make a note about chocolate: there is no Charly's Chocolate factory type of place in Europe, neither in Belgium nor anywhere else. Supermarket chocolate here is better than supermarket chocolate in the US. But that is not the good stuff. Big brands are also not that good. Go to small artisan chocolateries/patisseries. Belgium is famous for their dark chocolate, while Switzerland is known for milk chocolate. Go try some "bean to bar" chocolate brands, they are the best quality and child-labour free. Also don't order flavours that you know from the US like peanut butter or peppermint, they are only produced for tourists who ask for them. Try going for flavours that are local/foreign to you or neutral dark chocolate.

[NonkelGans]

Since Belgium isn't that big you can do a city each day. Brugge is basically a tourist trap, lot of tourists. Ghent is a little less filled with tourists. Both are great if you like historical buildings. And Besides Brussels you still have Antwerp too, big city with lot of shopping places.

For after hours, Bruges is indeed death after 6pm but Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels have a lively night life but you have to get informed beforehand were to go, otherwise you will miss out.

[Nico]

Saying Marcolini is the new kid on the block is insane! 😂😂

[Ghostking]

Having to buy 8 chocolates is not a money grab. buying only one is for losers. Also go to The Chocolate Line in Brugge or Antwerp to buy. Its our most famous chocolatier.

[Santar]

Bruges maybe closes early but in Leuven you can almost party all night long on the 'oude markt' or old market with it's more then 30 cafes. it's always only Bruges Ghent and Brussels with americans. And although they are very beautiful (especially Ghent, not so much Brussels), Belgium has a lot of interesting cities. I mentioned Leuven which is definitely worth a visit. But also Antwerp and Hasselt, Ieper (where the last post for every victim of both wars is still played every evening) etc. And lest not forget our Walloon brothers. Dinant, Namur, Durbuy, Liege, Bouillon, La Roche, Arlon (one big battle of the bulge museum) etc are definitely worth a visit. And their cuisine is excuisit. Belgium is not Flanders alone. And it is strange that I have to write this as a flemisman 😂.

[hendrikmoons]

Helo, from Belgium.
If you love to visit castles, we got you in for a treat.
Belgium has the highest density in castles par square km in the world!
So Beersel, Vorst => castles Mechelen : Brusselse poort (midevil gate to the city)
Mechelen (Beiaardschool) cathedral/basilic/monestary
citadel van Dienant etc and the Westhoek => restored and maintained trenches of WW1
Also from other times: fort van Breendonck (ww2 German ocupation), Bastogne (battle of the Bulge), Waterloo (Napoleon) etc

[vahndrago]

You would have a real feeld day with visiting all the castles and cathedrals here, cuz even tho we are a very small county we do have the most of them per square kilometers.

[SD-itko]

3:30 He fell into the tourist traps. As a local, don't try the stores from the main shopping streets. Instead, ask around until a local can point you to the artisanal little shops in the side streets. That's where you can handpick the delicious chocolcates we are known for. Until you do that, don't judge the chocolates.

[philippenachtergal]

2:39 Some of the trappist monasteries are in very remote places... You probably don't want to go to Achel or Westvletteren by public transport.

[MrBigrudi]

6 things to know? The most important thing is not to use Brussels as a base. A hotel there will cost you 25% more. Apart from Brussels, he is not talking about Belgium but about Flanders.

[P-official]

2:59 is Bruges my good sir. I live there and I still discover new pittoresque corners here and there. Amazingly beautiful city to live in 😊