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Royal Greenhouses in Laeken, Brussels

Posted July 3rd, 2007 by Weather Toolbar
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The Royal Greenhouses in Laeken cover six acres of neoclassical rotundas, domes and galleries. Twenty full time gardeners tend the giant ferns, fruit-bearing banana trees, grottoes, glades and grassy vistas. Highlights include the Azalea House, the rotunda, a colony of birds and the orange trees. Walkways are filled with climbing geraniums and fuchsias, whose blossoms form an overhead canopy.

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Belgian climate guide

Posted June 21st, 2007 by Weather Toolbar
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Belgium - Belgium is a small country about the same size as the Netherlands, which borders it on the north. It has a short coastline on the North Sea and is bordered on the west by France and on the east by Germany and Luxembourg.

The general character of the climate is similar to that of the Netherlands with considerable variation from day to day and from one year to another.

The northern part of the country is low-lying and similar to the adjoining Netherlands. The climate of this area is well represented by the table for Ostend and is similar to that of the Netherlands.

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