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Practical Informations
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| How to go to Belgium? | |
| In plane: daily air links between Paris and several provincial
towns and Brussels are ensured by: - Air France, 119. avenue of the Fields-Elysées. 75008 Paris, Tel.. 0802 802 802. - Sabena, 4-14, street Ferrus, 75014 Paris, Tel.. 01 53805900. Sabena and Swissair also serve Brussels at the beginning of Geneva and Zurich. Brussels is a significant airport of flights charters coming from the whole world. In train: very many trains at the beginning of the station of the North of Paris or the provincial towns. In 1993, the Northern TGV will link Paris with Brussels. Information near: - the SNCF, near your station nearest or 3615 code the SNCF, National Company of the Belgian Railroads, 21. data base of the Nasturtiums, 75002 Paris. Internet site: www.b-rail.be In the car: Brussels is only to 3 H of car of Paris thanks to the motorway of North (A1). A very dense network of motorways connects Belgium to the whole of Europe. Voyages by bus: via SNCB at the disposal of the travellers a particularly dense network of connections coaches places. Information in all the stations and the agencies travels. |
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| Some useful addresses in France and Belgium | |
| - Office of tourism of Belgium, 21, data base of the Nasturtiums,
75002 Sides, Tel.: 01 474241 18. On Minitel, 3615 Belgium code. Tourist
information for Luxembourg, even addresses. - Consulate of Belgium, 1, which occurred Mac-Mahon, 75017 Paris, Tel.. 01 4409 3939. - Consulate of Luxembourg, 33, which occurred Rapp, 75007 Paris, Tel.: 01 45551337. - Office of tourism in Brussels, 63, street of the Market to Grasses, Tel.; 02 504 03 90 - TIB (Tourist Information Office): Large places, Brussels, Tel.. 5138940. - and tourism Tourist office of Luxembourg, Places of Weapons, Luxembourg, Tel.. (352) 222809. Consulate of France, 65, Ducal street, 1000 Brussels, Tel.. (2) 548 87 11. |
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| Some telephone numbers on the spot to be retained: | |
| - 101, police force help - 4191818, doctors of guard _ 900, accidents - 426 1026, dentists of guard. |
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| Currency and changes | |
| The monetary unit of Belgium and of Luxembourg is l.Euro. The Visa cards and American Express are of an everyday usage both for to pay purchases or to withdraw money. | |
| Formalities: | |
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the Swiss ones, an indentity card is enough Small bibliography : the bookshop the Astrolabe, 46, street of Provence, Tel.. 01 42 85 42 95 proposes a very complete ray on Belgium and Luxembourg as well as a great choice of charts (plane of cities, charts of excursion...). |
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| Some works available: | |
| - Belgium, Which do I know? P.U.F., - Belgium and its populations, Editions Complex. - Belgium, colI. "We leave for..", P.U.F. - Belgium, an art of living, Lannoo Editions.' - Beautés' of Belgium, Minerva Editions. Several charts of Belgium and Luxembourg are available among which the Michelin chart with the 1/200000è. |
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| When to leave? | |
| The best season to travel to Belgium and to Luxembourg goes from May to September, period during which the temperatures are softest. Belgium and Luxembourg are destinations of weekend, one will take the precaution to reserve. Attention, Brussels is a town of congress where the hotels are often complete. | |
| Languages | |
| Three languages can be officially employed in Belgium: French,
l.allemand and Dutch, according to l.endroit where you are. And Brussels, although very mainly French-speaking, is regarded as a bilingual city. In Luxembourg, in addition to French and of allemande, the Luxembourgers practically also Luxemburgish who is in fact a Germanic dialect In Belgium, you will be able to always clear up you to very speak French, but made attention with the road directions in the Flemish areas, because certain cities will be indicated by their equivalent in Dutch. Thus accustom you to read these two orthographies (some examples) Mouscron Moeskroen Turned Doornik Courtrai Kortrijk Ghent Gent Brussels Brussel Namur Namen Liege Luik Antwerp Antwerpen Ostend Oostende |
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| Opening hours | |
| The stores are generally open 9 H to 18 h/19 H and Friday up to 20 H or even 21 H for the supermarkets. Attention, the majority of the banks closes at 15. 30. | |
| Telephone | |
| To call Belgium from France, to compose the 00
32. to call France from Belgium, to compose the 00 33. Some telephone codes: |
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| Travel with a car | |
| One will find everywhere in Belgium of the agencies of hiring of car. For the private cars, one needs neither automobile license, nor driving licence international but the plate of nationality and the insurance are necessary. The international green chart is optional. The motorways are free the rules of circulation are the same ones as in France. | |
| Services and tips | |
| They either are included/understood in the addition or regarded as self-explanatory. In the hotels and restaurants. The rate is 15%. In the event of uncertainty in particular in the coffees and bars, one will get information if the service is included/understood (inclusive, if not one gives 15 to 20 % of the total amount. Inns of youth | |
| In Belgium, there are approximately 31 inns of youth, more approximately 130 residences for young people, of associations: "Friends of nature" and the "Belgian Center of Tourism of young people". There also exists of different, possibilities of estudiantin lodging. In Luxembourg, one counts a dozen of it. For further information apply to: Vlaamse Jeugdherbergcentrale, Van Stralenstraat 40, B-2000 Antwerpen, Tel.. 32 72 18. Walloon power station of the Luxembourg Inns of Youth, 1å, place of Weapons in Luxembourg. | |
| Camp-site | |
| the camp-site is very widespread in Belgium as in Luxembourg, and the camps well studied and located well are numerous. Information near Royal the Car Club of Belgium, 4, street of Luxembourg Brussels, and the Car Club 180, street of Longwy, Luxembourg. |