Given the arguments in this forum, I feel that the most appropriate response is to remind you of the wonders of Belgium and remind you of what is possible in the OOT vs. Asylum Wars.
BELGIUM! The forgotten Low Country. Perhaps we are the Flemish and you are the French and maybe somewhere there is a Walloon, but we can live together and drink beer.
The Royal Museum of Belgium houses much of the great masters of Belgian painting. The most well-known painters are Rubens and Breugel, though there is of course the famous tapestries produced by the master Flemish craftsmen.
An example is here but you can domestically find them in most museums, including the Isabella Gardner Museum. Belgium, along with Vienna, Paris, etc. etc was also considered a center of the art Nouveau movement. Let me tell you, the THRILL of seeing the
Horta Museum in Brussels and the focused nature of the design in that house.
Belgium is also famous for their beer.
This site provides information on the classic and unique Belgian beers, including the trappist beers and the delicious fruity lambics. I love lambic, as you might know and
historically there have been six styles. I mostly like a good Framboise:
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FRAMBOISE: Ruby red with huge raspberry aroma. Traditionally dry and astringent, but mainstream stuff is sweet
Now there is so much more with Belgium: the history, the chocolate, the medieval city of Bruges...you could spend endless time in that country. Oh and the FOOD!
It's all very exciting. We should be more like the Belgians. Thank you very much. Please direct all comments to Invisiblenumbers.
Edited, Dec 20th 2006 12:10pm by annabellaonalexander