10 Best Ruins and Ancient Sites in Europe in Photos
We share our the ten best ruins and ancient historical sites we’ve visited in Europe from castles to aqueducts to a classical theatre.
Belgium’s Top Ten Spring Sights for Garden and Nature Lovers | Update
Spring has sprung in Belgium and flowers and gardens are on the to-do list for many visitors in Belgium. This is one of our most popular posts each year so I thought it was about time I updated it. You can find my new comments written in red below.
Zurenborg – Antwerp Belgium’s Art Nouveau Neighbourhood
Detail of Summer (the Four Seasons)
While most people know Brussels is famous for Art Nouveau architecture, fewer people are aware of the stunning examples in Antwerp. One neighbourhood stands out in particular and it is well worth a visit – Antwerp’s Zurenborg.
Top 10 Free Things to do in Brussels, Belgium
Looking for the best free things to do in Brussels, Belgium that won’t break the bank? We list our top 10 free things to do in Brussels from free museums in Brussels to the best free walking tour Brussels has to offer.
15 More Things You Didn’t Know About Belgium
Belgium has a reputation for being a boring little country, but we know the truth. This little place has done some pretty big things. We’d like to share 15 interesting facts you probably didn’t know about Belgium.
The Dandoy Tea Room – The Best Belgian Waffle
A Brussels Waffle with powdered sugar (by cipher on Wiki)
While to the outside world, Belgium may look like a country that argues over language, inside the country, there is an even hotter debate – who serves the best Belgian waffles?
Here at CheeseWeb, we don’t shy away from hard-hitting topics, so we wanted to weigh in on the great waffle debate. For us the best waffles come not from a waffle cart but from Belgium’s traditional cookie-maker, Dandoy.
Cool Bun – The Perfect Hamburger Restaurant in Brussels
Gorgonzola Burger in the foreground, onion rings and the Big Ben towering in the background.
Since our arrival in Brussels, Andrew and I have been searching for the perfect hamburger. In the early days, our quest went unfulfilled, but in the past few years the hamburger scene in Brussels has greatly improved. We’ve discovered a few locations with some darn fine burgers, but we still hadn’t found one we could call perfect. Everything changed, with our discovery of Cool Bun.
Visiting the Antwerpen Zoo in Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerp Zoo’s Baby Elephant Kai Mook
We love animals, be it the furred, the feathered or the scaly. Despite this, it took us six years to visit the Antwerp Zoo, (Zoo Antwerpen in Dutch). It was six years too many.
A Weekend in Belgium’s Eastern Cantons – Part 2 – Hombourg and Aubel
The cosy, quirky interior of Au Vieil Aubel
On the second day of our weekend in Belgium’s Eastern Cantons, we were driving north, almost to the Dutch border, to the village of Hombourg (Homburg). We were headed for our second B&B in Belgium and another gastronomic experience. (Don’t forget to read part 1 of our Weekend in the Eastern Cantons of Belgium.)