Bottoms Up in Belgium [[electronic resource] ] : Seeking the High Points of the Low Land

• Autore: Le Sueur Alec
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, : Summersdale Publishers Ltd, 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 914.930444
• Soggetto non controllato: Belgium; Travel
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Note from the Author; Contents; Map; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Hanenzang; Chapter 2 - Formula One; Chapter 3 - Manneken-Pis; Chapter 4 - The Atomium; Chapter 5 - Eurovision; Chapter 6 - The European Union; Chapter 7 - From Sinterklaas to Santa Claus; Chapter 8 - The 'Ninth Art'; Chapter 9 - King Leopold's Congo; Chapter 10 - The Belgian Music Scene; Chapter 11 - The Beer Capital of the World; Chapter 12 - Chocolate, Chips and Horse; Chapter 13 - The Cockpit of Europe; Chapter 14 - Belgium's National Sport?; Conclusion; Ten Famous Belgians; Random Beer Notes; Beer Checklist ; Acknowledgements
• Sommario/riassunto: 'Brussels and all those Eurocrats on the gravy train? It's just so boring. Why, you can't even name ten famous Belgians!' Until 1993, Alec had never been to Belgium, so it came as some surprise when in August that year he found himself at the altar of a small church in Flanders, reciting wedding vows in Flemish. It was the start, for better or for worse, of a long relationship with this unassuming and much maligned little country. He decided to put worldwide opinion to the test: is Belgium really as boring as people say it is? Immersing himself in Belgian culture - and sampling the lo
• Altri titoli varianti: Bottoms Up in Belgium
• Titolo autorizzato: Bottoms Up in Belgium
• ISBN: 1-78372-048-4; 1-78372-046-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910157365803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II