Wow thank you sooo much ❤ this is one of the best travel guide videos I have ever seen. Compact, accurate, specific useful detail, and most importantly honest personal opinion 👍👍👍👍 please continue making such videos
We visited Bruges for the first time afew months ago, it's gorgeous. We would love to see the Christmas markets there. Ghent looks beautiful. This place is on our travel list for sure. We've been to Brussels, but didn't enjoy it as much as Bruges. This looked like a great trip. Cheers 🍻
One advice : avoid taking taxis. They are expensive. If you do have to take one (eg you are carrying a ton of luggage too cumbersome for public transport) official taxis come in all shapes and colours but they always carry a 'T-X" numberplate.
Trust me you only need an hour to see everything worth seeing in Brussels. So on your way to Bruges or somewhere more interesting stop in Brussels, see the Grand Place, and if you must, see the Mannekin Pis, then head out of Brussels. Also it is the only European city where I have had things thrown at me for walking while non-white.
The “French” part in french fries has nothing to do with the country of origin, but with the way in which the potatoes are cut. The term f rench fries actually comes from the English verb ‘to french’, which means to shred; normally used for the cutting of a piece of meat, removing the meat from the end of the bone. The finer cut of these fries led the Anglo-Saxons to call them “frenched fries.” Over time, the expression shifted and was mistakenly associated with France.
Been living in Belgium for 30+ years and I still manage to find new cool places to visit. Travelled to other places, if I didn't live near Brussels, i might maybe live in Zwitserland, but otherwise, I see no better country to live in.
Why don't you try french speaking cities next time like Nalur, Dinant and Liège for instance ? You would be amazed too (and I know what I am writing about !)
I'd visit Antwerp and Mechelen next time if I were you. In Wallony (south of Belgium) distances between the cities are bigger than in Flanders but there is a lot of nature, wildlife and castles. And beautiful cities too : Namur, Dinant, Huy ...
Hey, we plan to do one day trips to brugge and ghent from Brussels, what time should we reach the 2 places.. we plan to reach by 10;30 and leave by 6… is that right?
10.30 is ok as you avoid rush hour (7-9) but in the evening there is no avoiding possible I guess, rush hour is from about 16h to 19h. On a positive note, it's an occasion to see many natives in their natural habitat.
Hello!! It depends what you’re looking for- we wanted Christmas markets so we went in late November & it was magical. But if you prefer warmer weather you might want to go another time. There are pros and cons to each season there, so completely up to you!
Aw thank you! So sorry normally I would, but I didn’t actually didn’t make a proper map this time. (Like from my video tutorial) This is just showing all the places I favorited while I was on my trip! So the favorites only show up on my phone/account
Wow thank you sooo much ❤ this is one of the best travel guide videos I have ever seen. Compact, accurate, specific useful detail, and most importantly honest personal opinion 👍👍👍👍 please continue making such videos
Aw thank you so much, you have no idea what this comment means to me! I’m so glad you found it helpful :)
We visited Bruges for the first time afew months ago, it's gorgeous. We would love to see the Christmas markets there. Ghent looks beautiful. This place is on our travel list for sure. We've been to Brussels, but didn't enjoy it as much as Bruges. This looked like a great trip. Cheers 🍻
Thanks so much! Yeah the Christmas markets are amazing, highly recommend😊
One advice : avoid taking taxis. They are expensive. If you do have to take one (eg you are carrying a ton of luggage too cumbersome for public transport) official taxis come in all shapes and colours but they always carry a 'T-X" numberplate.
Great tip thanks for sharing! Yeah I never take taxis I always use public transport or walk!
i especially avoid taxis porters wait restaurants in usa since tip greed
I just got back from Belgium, absolutely fantastic🇧🇪
Ghent is amazing, Antwerp is awesome, definitely wonderful place. From 🇨🇦
I completely agree! A lovely place to visit!
I am glad you had a good time.
Trust me you only need an hour to see everything worth seeing in Brussels. So on your way to Bruges or somewhere more interesting stop in Brussels, see the Grand Place, and if you must, see the Mannekin Pis, then head out of Brussels. Also it is the only European city where I have had things thrown at me for walking while non-white.
Yeah that’s what I’ve heard that’s why I wasn’t upset to miss it and spend our time in Bruges and Ghent instead!!
The “French” part in french fries has nothing to do with the country of origin, but with the way in which the potatoes are cut. The term f rench fries actually comes from the English verb ‘to french’, which means to shred; normally used for the cutting of a piece of meat, removing the meat from the end of the bone. The finer cut of these fries led the Anglo-Saxons to call them “frenched fries.” Over time, the expression shifted and was mistakenly associated with France.
Thanks for watching!
belgium has three official languages. Dutch is spoken by 60% of the population, French 39%, and German 1%
Oh wow I didn’t know about the German part! Thanks for sharing :)
Been living in Belgium for 30+ years and I still manage to find new cool places to visit. Travelled to other places, if I didn't live near Brussels, i might maybe live in Zwitserland, but otherwise, I see no better country to live in.
I’m so glad you love living there! It’s a wonderful country :)
Why don't you try french speaking cities next time like Nalur, Dinant and Liège for instance ? You would be amazed too (and I know what I am writing about !)
Yeah maybe next time!!
Train station Gent-Dampoort is much closer to the center
Thanks for watching!
I'd visit Antwerp and Mechelen next time if I were you. In Wallony (south of Belgium) distances between the cities are bigger than in Flanders but there is a lot of nature, wildlife and castles. And beautiful cities too : Namur, Dinant, Huy ...
Thanks for the tip, I’ll look into it!!
@@SheRunTheWorld Imho Bruges is boring for youg people and Ghent is overrated and a disaster by car, bus or tram.
Brussels is great! Def check out the puppet show. There’s also a ton of good beer, delirium, and the food!
I’ll definitely have to go back and check it out! :)
Hey, we plan to do one day trips to brugge and ghent from Brussels, what time should we reach the 2 places.. we plan to reach by 10;30 and leave by 6… is that right?
Yeah I think that’s plenty of time! Enjoy your trip :)
10.30 is ok as you avoid rush hour (7-9) but in the evening there is no avoiding possible I guess, rush hour is from about 16h to 19h. On a positive note, it's an occasion to see many natives in their natural habitat.
Thank you so much for this informative video! This helps so much ❤
I’m so glad you found it helpful! You’re welcome :)
Hi 👋, what months are the best time to go visited?
Hello!! It depends what you’re looking for- we wanted Christmas markets so we went in late November & it was magical. But if you prefer warmer weather you might want to go another time. There are pros and cons to each season there, so completely up to you!
@@SheRunTheWorld thank you so much.
We love your videos and find the google maps a great help. Is there any chance you can upload your google maps locations for Belgium?
Aw thank you! So sorry normally I would, but I didn’t actually didn’t make a proper map this time. (Like from my video tutorial)
This is just showing all the places I favorited while I was on my trip! So the favorites only show up on my phone/account
I really loved your energy during this video (OK maybe except for the part where you talked about the rain in brussels =D )
Thanks!!
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Another 3 days in Flanders . You should change the title of the video .
The most popular places to visit in Belgium! :)
excellent video, very informative. thank you
Thanks so much! Enjoy your trip :)
antwerp? arts and music instruments museum?
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cash card or phone payments?
Card and phone payments are widely accepted
thanks! this helped a lot. very underrated channel
Aw thanks so much! I’m glad you found it helpful :)
I went on a kayaking tour on of the rivers next to Ghent and one of my friends' kayak had a hole in it so they sank 😂
Omg no!😂😂 that’s awful!!
They started with a kayak and ended with a submarine.
Tourists in Flanders should know how to swim , a lot of canals in Flanders .
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