Sightseeing in Belgium around Networking Week #3

23-31 October 2021, Belgium
The POLKA Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) met in person at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. October 2021 was the first opportunity for (the majority of) them to meet again and explore the culture of one of the POLKA Beneficiary countries. The local ESRs, Simone and Alex, were on hand with suggestions for where to visit, eat and drink both locally (highlights from Leueven are here) and around the rest of Belgium. The ESrs took advantage of their free time and the weekends to visit Brussels and Dinant.
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6 ESRs with chocolate shopping in front of Brussels Cathedral

6 ESRs travelled to Brussels
for chocolate shopping & architecture
(St Michael & St Gudula Cathedral)

Vertika & Alex
enjoying the sunshine by the
Meuse in Dinant

8 ESRs sampling the beer
at the Leffe Museum in Dinant

Shail and the view above the Meuse in Dinant

Shail gazing into the future
from the top of the Citadel in Dinant

Peter Alex asleep on the train back to Leuven

Peter & Alex
fell asleep on the way back from Dinant to Leuven

Collage of Belgian Beers sampled by the ESRs

Belgium famously has ± 300 breweries & most beers are served in special glasses. These are a few sampled by the ESRs

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