{"id":1437,"date":"2011-05-25T19:31:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T02:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.singleoccupancyblog.com\/?p=1437"},"modified":"2023-12-27T21:33:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T01:33:03","slug":"riding-the-rails-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlustforone.com\/staging\/3560\/destinations\/riding-the-rails-in-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Riding the Rails in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1445\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1445 size-full\" title=\"belgium-antwerp-antwerpen-train-station1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderlustforone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/belgium-antwerp-antwerpen-train-station1.jpg?resize=600%2C450\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antwerpen Centraal &#8211; Better looking than your average train station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While some wince at the idea of traveling anywhere by train, I welcome the opportunity to sit back and watch the world flow past my window like a moving picture. So when it came time to travel from city to city on my recent trip to Belgium, I knew that taking the train would be the perfect option for me. And although the experience wasn\u2019t completely flawless, I\u2019d definitely recommend the train for your Belgium journey. Here are a few tips and things to think about when planning to ride the rails:<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Cost<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tickets are fairly reasonable. A second-class ticket from Brussels to Antwerp cost \u20ac6.70 ($9.56 USD as of May 17, 2011). In my limited experience, <strong>the trains were clean, fast, and on time<\/strong>. If you\u2019re familiar with the Belgian railway and you believe me to be operating under a delusion, feel free to let me know.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re under the age of 26 and you expect to be traveling around Belgium pretty extensively, you can save quite a bit by purchasing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.b-rail.be\/nat\/E\/tarifs\/passes\/go\/\">Go Pass 10<\/a> which allows you 10 individual rail trips within Belgium <strong>for only \u20ac50<\/strong>. The Go Pass 10 is valid for a year plus SNCB encourages you to share the pass with your friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Logistics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Most of the ticket agents comprehend enough English well enough to understand what you\u2019re saying. <strong>Don\u2019t be afraid when buying your ticket<\/strong>. I literally paced for half an hour before finding the nerve to purchase my ticket from Brussels to Antwerp and the process ended up being as easy as pie.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you have a second class ticket, make sure you sit in second class.<\/strong> There\u2019s usually a \u201c2\u201d on the door of the second class cars and if the conductor comes around and finds you sitting in first class when you shouldn\u2019t be, you\u2019ll be asked to move.\u00a0 Even if the first class car is completely empty. But I\u2019m not bitter.<\/li>\n<li>The schedules for all destinations and all days and times are all posted throughout each of the stations. It\u2019s incredibly easy to figure out where and when you need to go when all of the information is together in one place.<\/li>\n<li>The larger cities like Brussels and Antwerp have multiple stations. <strong>Make sure you know exactly which stop is yours.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Safety<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>There\u2019s a pretty good police presence in Brussels Central Station but you may stumble across the occasional panhandler, wino, or miscreant. I had to fend off a panhandler who had to fend off a wino who thought he had first dibs on me. <strong>First time I ever had two men fighting over me<\/strong>. Lucky girl. Sigh. What I did I do? Stuck out my arm to give myself some distance, excused myself authoritatively, and walked away. End of story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Must-See<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you\u2019re making a stop in Antwerpen Centraal Station, take some time to explore<\/strong>. It\u2019s GORGEOUS. In 2009, Newsweek named it the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/2009\/01\/09\/stations-a-destination-that-matches-the-journey.html\">fourth most beautiful train station in the world<\/a> (it should be at least third on that list\u2014in my humble opinion, it rivals even New York\u2019s Grand Central). Plus, it was the site for <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Vq6b9bMBXpg\">this little bit of flash mob magic<\/a> that went viral a couple of years ago\u00a0<em>(The Sound of Music<\/em> is a favorite movie, so I might be a bit biased).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>&#8230;And Random Sights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>I still can\u2019t get over the jaunty scarves worn by the both the men and women train conductors. They looked oh!-so-smart in their uniforms. 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