
The Flemish Flax in Every Us Dollar Bill
‘In God we trust,’ it says on every United States dollar bill. ‘In Flemish flax we also trust,’ it might add.
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High Road to Culture in Flanders and the Netherlands
You think you know Flanders and the Netherlands. But take it from us, you haven’t seen anything yet. British journalist Derek Blyth takes you on microadventures to L-Spots, hidden and exciting places in the Low Countries.
‘In God we trust,’ it says on every United States dollar bill. ‘In Flemish flax we also trust,’ it might add.
The company that "bought" Manhattan was based in a handsome classical building that is still standing on the Herenmarkt in the heart of Amsterdam.
The Dutch artist and cycle activist Mapije de Wit encourages her fellow cyclists to sing while cycling.
What was once Belgium's finest cinema is today a vibrant cultural centre and performance venue in the heart of a multicultural neighbourhood.
The people of Groningen would like one of their city gates to be handed back.
People all over the world crave a Flemish speculoos biscuit based on wheat flour and candy syrup or caramelised sugar.
The most famous dictionary of the Dutch language is named after its creator, a nineteenth-century teacher from the Dutch border town of Sluis.
Few people know that the British Grenadier Guards got their start in Bruges.
Perhaps the most bizarre bridges ever built in the Netherlands can be seen in Spijkenisse.
In Bruges, Derek Blyth dwells on a brilliant sixteenth-century mathematician who was also known as 'the Belgian Archimedes' or 'the Leonardo Da Vinci of the Low Countries'.
A dusty plaque on the wall of a Brussels sandwich shop marks the site where Multatuli wrote his classic novel Max Havelaar.
Get to know Amsterdam and its inhabitants through its carved façade stones decorating the canalside houses.
An abandoned sixteenth-century chapel in Ghent was given a new lease of life thanks to internationally renowned artist Berlinde de Bruyckere.
The American Protestant Church of The Hague was originally built for the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels.
The pretty beach town of De Haan in West Flanders is dotted with reminders of its most famous visitor.
Derek Blyth visits a church that looks more like a pyramid from a science fiction film than a house of prayer.
It is still something of a guilty secret, but Middelburg grew prosperous from the slave trade.
Discover the tiny village of Zennegat, one of the most remote spots in Flanders.