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WEEK
2
Brugge to Brussels
City Map
TRANSPORTATION 1 hour train ride from Brugge to
Brussels
:There are 3 major stations in Brussels. Central is main
one in city Center. stations
are a few minutes apart by train.
Get off at Middi station.
City
Transportation:
Most sights are
walkable.
Get Metro Train Bus plan
at TI if auto or
military
museums are on your list.
* Use Benelux Rail Pass
DAY 2 TODAY
After Dinner Enjoy Music & Light show outside
Grand Palace April -Sept 21:30 & 23:15 show is 15
min.
LODGINGS:
Brussels
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Brussels
SIGHT_SEEING:
consider Brussels
Transportation
& Museum Card
Major
SIGHTS
***La Grand
Place: main sq of Brussels has lively street entertainment & is
interesting any time of day or night.
--MANNEKEN
PIS little boy statue
Brewry Museum
(Grote Markt 10, Grand'Place, 1000 Brussels) Open daily 10
am to 5 pm.
Gueuze
Beer Museum (Gheudestraat 56, Rue Gheude, 1070 Brussels
(Anderlecht)).open Mon-Sat 10h00-16h00 This museum is situated
in the sill is famous for its authentic Lambic beers. Before entering this
brewery and museum, forget all you know about the taste of beer, and then
try a Cantillon Gueuze or Kriek (cherry beer). You're in for a surprise
!!
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Brussels
Morning: SIGHT_SEEING
--***Royal
Museum of Fine Arts : open Tue-Sun 10:17:00 closed 12-14:00
--Royal
Park
Museum of Musical
Instruments at Palace Royale comes highly recommended.
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Brussels to
Luxembourg
Map of Luxembourg Area
depart to Luxembourg
TRANSPORTATION Today: Train 3 hours
to Luxembourg
City
* Use Benelux Rail Pass
DAY 3 TODAY
SIGHT_SEEING consider
Luxembourg Card
for sights and Transportation in the Area. Get at TI
Notre-Dame
Cathedral -- on Roosevelt Blvd Gothic-style architecture & houses
tbeautiful statue of Octave of Our Lady of Luxembourg.
LODGINGS: Bacharach
or St. Goar on
Rhine.
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Luxembourg
SIGHT_SEEING
***Palace
of the Grand Dukes - palace located on Rue du
Marché-aux-Herbes. This is a wonderful place for visitors who wish
to indulge in a more cultural experience.
National Museum of Art and
History - located on Marche-aux-Poissons. houses archeological,
geological and historical exhibits. Open Tue-Sun
Explore The military fortifications and the Old Town, with its cobbled
streets and inviting public squares.. In 1994 the United Nations Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared these areas part
of the world's cultural heritage.
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Luxembourg
SIGHT_SEEING
Day Trip to one of these Places using Luxembourg Card
--Museum
of Rural Life "A Schiewesch" in Binsfeld
--Dolls
and Toys Museum in Vianden
or Train to Trier Germany across
border on Mosel River. Covered by
Benelux Rail Pass
DAY 4 to Trier
Trier
Germany Sights:
Porta
Nigra: Roman Ruin
Roman
Amphitheater
St.
Paulin's Church - A Baroque jewel
Return to Luxembourg City Use
Benelux Rail Pass DAY
4
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Luxembourg
Finish
SIGHT_SEEING
Train to Amsterdam 6 hours) or Brussels (3 hours) to Fly
Home
Use Benelux Rail
Pass DAY 5
OR GO TO LONDON FROM BRUSSELS
GET PASSHOLDER DISCOUNT ON EUROSTAR
CHUNNEL TRAIN
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