Visit Belgium
Leuven is an historic university town, founded in the 9th
century. It is located 15 minutes away form the Brussels airport.
With a diameter of only 2 miles, Leuven is a real walking and biking
town; many streets are open only to pedestrians.
The two World
Wars in the 20th century destroyed much of Leuven. A great deal of the
reconstruction work lasted well into the nineteen-sixties.
Hotels
Complete list of hotels in Leuven here.
- Brand new and very clean youth hostel at the train station (1 mile walk/bus to the center of Leuven). Only rooms for 4 people available. +- $20 per day per person including breakfast.
- AC is a basic hotel, outside the city, so from here you can't really go anywhere on foot. The location isn't really great; it's close to the highway. $52 per day per person including breakfast.
- IBIS is a basic and clean hotel in the center of Leuven. Nice location! $65 (before july 15) to $75 (after july 15) per day per person including breakfast.
- Holiday Inn is a nice hotel in the center of Leuven. Very nice location! $60 (weekend) to $80 (weekday) per day per person.
Things to do
- Summer music festival: Every Friday night live music in the city center.
- Places of interest: abbeys, beguinages, market squares, churches, cemeteries, museums, and the famous city hall.
- Restaurants in the Muntstraat and the greatest bar of Western Europe.
Ardennen
The ardennen is a large area in the southern (French) part of Belgium, perfect for hiking, mountain biking, walking, kayaking, etc. One of the nice cities to visit in the Ardennen is Bouillon. The Parsons family will be staying in a cabin in Bouillon from July 22nd to July 28th.
Beach
Belgium has a 40 miles long beach, which gets pretty crowded on a hot day. There's even a nude beach if you would be interested.
Bruges
Bruges is a very nice and famous (touristic) historic town, close to the Belgian coast. Many little canals cross the city.
Brussels
Brussels, the capital of Europe, has a lot of touristic highlights such as the Royal palace, manneke pis, the Atomium, its city hall, etc. Also, if you're looking for museums (chocolate museum!), Brussels is the place to be!
Antwerp
Antwerp hosts one of the main port of Europe, but is also known for its historic architecture and city center.
