Things to do in Belgium

dangers

Hi all,

We're off to Belgium during the October half term, staying about 1/2 hr from Dunkirk, going for 4 nights, 3 days.

Obviously, there is a lot to see/do, but what are absolutely musts?

Also, apart from heading back into France for wine etc and without driving all the way to Brussels, does anyone know of any decent sized supermarkets.

Many thanks.

PeteDoff

Obviously, there is a lot to see/do, but what are absolutely musts?

This might take a while -
to think of one.

Doshwaster

1) Drink beer
2) Eat chips (with mayo)
3) Errrr.....

mgdavid

visit Ypres, especially the Menin Gate ceremony each evening at 8pm.

PeacefulWaters

Take a camera with lots of complicated settings that you've never had time to work out.

You won't get any decent pictures, but you'll certainly have time to get to know every setting!

benjus

dangers wrote: »

Also, apart from heading back into France for wine etc and without driving all the way to Brussels, does anyone know of any decent sized supermarkets.

Buy beer! My favourite, Orval, was on sale for about €1.50 a bottle at the Delhaize/Proxy Delhaize supermarkets. Over here it's not widely sold at all, and when you can find it it costs about 3 times that.

hollydays

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_supermarket_chains_in_Belgium

I know there's a super u supermarket in the french town of gravelines which is a nice place to visit too . It might help if you said where you were staying.
Delhaize supermarket in adinkirk?


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Mrs_Soup

Bruges is usually highly though of.

John259

Another vote for Bruges, a great suggestion IMHO.

dangers wrote: »

does anyone know of any decent sized supermarkets.

You could try searching in Google Maps, for example:
supermarket near bruges
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=supermarket+near+Bruges,+Belgium&hl=en&ll=51.206991,3.225517&spn=0.087328,0.226936&sll=51.156954,3.66394&sspn=1.398791,3.630981&hq=supermarket&hnear=Bruges,+West+Flanders,+Flanders,+Belgium&t=m&fll=51.2214,3.182602&fspn=0.087301,0.226936&z=13

dangers

hollydays wrote: »

It might help if you said where you were staying.


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We're actually staying in a little town called Popperinge. Thank you for that link btw.

pollypenny

You will find that where you are staying is mostly WW1 memorials, cemeteries and museums, the best if which is In Flanders Fields, in Ypres, itself a very pretty town.

For something different, Bellewaerde, near Ypres, is a very good theme park.

Belgian food is good, too, similar portions to those in the USA!