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After a week in Stockholm, we flew to Hasselt, Belgium, where Julian is working on some projects with Tom Artois at the university there. (For more information on Julian's research, check out his professional website.)
Hasselt is in the Flemish-speaking part of Belgium. Belgium is also where I pretty much gave up trying to speak at least a few words of the language of the country I was in, because, in Belgium, which the heck language would one choose? Well, I suppose Flemish would make sense because, as I said, Hasselt is in the Flemish part, but have you ever tried to speak Flemish? The Belgians laugh at other Belgians who try to speak Flemish. So I fell back on sign language, and the occasional German word or two.
However, Hasselt is an absolutely wonderful little city, bike- and pedestrian-friendly, with wonderful food and an open-all-night summer atmosphere. There are night-shops in the city center that open at 6:00 PM and close at 3:00 AM. On the other hand, it is next to impossible to find anyplace open for an early-morning breakfast.
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