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An underrated city - it's not just the EU and NATO here; there are some private sector employees here too!
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As per usual, accomodation could not be found. So this time I ended up in Utrecht.
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 Utrecht
A prosperous town, the hub of the Netherlands transport system with a train station that seemed far too big.
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My favourite German city (mainly because its so close).
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 Bruges
If you're going to have some chocolate, this is a fine place to be to have it.
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Ghent
Another nice Flemish city.
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 Lille
In the centre of Lille is a famous citidel, architected by Vauban. I discovered when I walked into it that it
is still in use by the military. Oops! An officer who looked like a handsomer version of Jean-Claude van-Damme
escorted me out again. I did not think it would have been wise to ask for a picture to record this. He was obviously
no great anglophone, but luckily I managed to persuade him I was just a dumb tourist, not some terrorist trying
to sneak in and blow the place up.
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Benelux
trip, Easter 1999
