Belgium

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Belgium

• by 2 BG,
• De Regenboog,
• Sint-Truiden

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Belgium

• Belgium is located in the centre of Europe.

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Sint-Truiden
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The Belgian language frontier

• Here you see a map of Belgium on which you can
  see very clearly the language frontier, because
  in Belgium they speak three languages Dutch
  (yellow), French (light green) and German (dark
  green)

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Brussels lies in Europe

• Brussels is in the centre of Belgium. In Brussels
  they speak two languages, Dutch and French

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Monuments

• This is the Atomium.
• Its been built in 1958 for Expo 58.
• It consists out of 9 bulbs which are fixed on
  each other by great rollers. Actually its a
  milion times enlarged atom.

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Manneke pis

• This is Manneke Pis
• It is a bronze statue of a urinating boy.
• Two streets further you can see Jeanneke Pis.
  Its the same statue, but a girl.

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The King Boudewijnstadium

• This is the King Boudewijnstadium (formely known
  as the Heizel stadium) with the Atomium in the
  background.
• It is very famous by the Heizeldrama. Because of
  this many people were hurt or even died.

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The city-hall of Brussels

• This is the city-hall of Brussels...

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Brussels

• In this building in Brussels, the European
  Parlement, the top of the European Union
  discusses about lots of problems in Europe.

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Brussels

• In this palace live the king and the queen of our
  country.

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Our King

• Our king is King Albert II. His wife is Queen
  Paola. They have 3 children 1 girl and 2 boys.

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Radio sender of Brussels

• Studio Brussels is a sender of the youth.
• A radio sender is something where they play music.

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Belgian dolmen

• This dolmen is about 1900 years old.
• Its been built by galiers and romans

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Monuments in Sint-Truiden

• This is the abbey tower. Earlier there was a tip
  on it, but this was destroyed by a fire. Not so
  long ago the tower was renovated. You can climb
  the tower and you can visit the crypt beneath it.

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Specialities

• The specialities of Belgium are

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CHOCOLATE
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CHIPS
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BEER
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CASTLES

• The castle of Radboud in Medemblik.

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Castle of Duras

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Castle of Rullingen.

• This is the castle of Rullingen, it is located
  nearby Sint-Truiden.

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LANDSCAPES

• The kempen in Belgium look like this.

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Landscapes

• In the Ardennes you can climb, it is very nice
  for walking and there are spectacular views.

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Landscapes

• These are the Ardennes, it is very nice for
  walking.

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The coast

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Landscape in Sint-Truiden

• Sint-Truiden is known in Europe for its apples
  and pears

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The end of the story

• We hope you enjoyed the presentation we made for
  you about our country and about ourselves.