My Country
"Belgium"
by Beth Davies (12)

Belgium's Original Beer

My country I live in Belgium. Belgium is a small country near Luxembourg, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Belgium is famous for its chocolate, and Belgium also invented chips! Belgium's languages are English, French, Dutch and German. It is the centre of the European commission so lots of countries have offices set up in the capital, Brussels. Belgium also makes beer sold all over the world (Stella Artois etc). Some people come to Belgium for a few days just to buy beer more cheaply. Belgium has lots of places to visit. There is Waterloo, where you can go and look at some of the places and watch films about the war. There is also Brupark which has a cinema, restaurants, play parks, swimming pool and fast food places and the Atomium, a building with lots of circular buildings connected by stairs. Belgium has lots of things like England, great shopping streets with C&A, Zara, Tammy, H&M, and lots more high street brands including sport shops like Adidas and Nike. Cycling is a big thing in Belgium. Every Sunday morning there are big groups of old men cycling fast. On Sunday people also get pastries for breakfast and tarts (Like cakes, but not as sugary, usually topped with fresh fruit). Instead of at Christmas, Belgian children get their presents on St Nicholas, the 6th of December. Christmas is just a feast day for Belgians and lots of them go out to eat.