Everybody ready and packed? Throw those big suitcases in the train and let's go!
Kede kedeng kede kedeng kede kedeng kede kedeng (sound of the train, at least in Belgium they make that kind of noise <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> )


Tongeren; Welcome to the oldest city of Belgium!
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The arms were granted on October 20, 1818 and again on May 25, 1838. The complete arms show a crown and as a crest a crowned swan.
Tongeren is the oldest city in Belgium, already an important town in Roman times. The oldest seal of the city of Tongeren dates from the 13th century and shows a fortified city. Later the seals showed a shield with (variations) of the arms of the Van Elderen family. In the 15th century the Van Elderen family acted as vassals of the Bishops of Liège, to which the city belonged. In 1496 the arms of Arnold van Elderen were described as a shield of vair, with a bar. Later images changed the components to the above arms, in which the vair has been replaced by 9 pieces of vair and the bar reduced to a smaller bar placed in the upper half of the shield.

Let's go see the statue of Ambiorix
The statue of Ambiorix takes a predominant place on the Main Square of Tongeren. Ambiorix was a Gallic chieftain of the Eburones tribe who had settled in the area of Tongeren. He had been favorably treated by the Romans, but he joined another tribe in attacking Julius Caesar's legates. When he heard of Caesar's approach, he fled across the Rhine. The statue was made in 1866 by sculptor Jules Bertin.
Don't forget to see the Basilica of our Lady with her 64-meter-high bell tower.
I supoose we can leave Jurak here?
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I'm sure he don't mind? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
But if your belly is full, maybe you still can join us? Remember, this is the OLDEST city of Belgium. Hihi, I hope we find a place to stay here. I'm exhausted from playing a guide for so many days. I hope someone else take over because I think Germany is next!
Btw, I take tips in any form, € or $ or Swedish Kronen. Anything goes as long as it is money, it's for charity <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />