LIEGE
Liège, daughter of the Meuse River. Liège is called 'La cité ardente' (the fiery city). It’s a town at the crossroads of Northern and Southern European culture. Liège is definitely an old industrial center which confronts the challenge of changing to the 21st century.Presently Liége is a rapidly changing city in which old satisfies new. Take a stroll throughout the old city center and see the standard traffic-free alleys as well as shopping pavement in which balconies are readily available. Go to the central St. Lambert square in which a new modern Liège keeps growing. Take a stroll along with banks in the majestically flowing Meuse River and see Liège coming from a distance.
Liège is additionally the metropolis of GEORGE SIMENON (1903 - 1989), the founder of police detective MAIGRET. Simenon has been a extremely prolific article writer. His tremendous literary production continues to be translated everywhere in the world. He authored numerous novels and stories, both under his personal name or within a pseudonym. In 1931 he started the compilation of Maigret stories. About humble origins, he has turn out to be one of the most well-known novelists of the 20th century.
If you want native expertise you cannot get away from the city without having sampled a sweet 'Gaufre de Liège' (Waffle of Liège). You'll find this particular goody at every bakery and even at stands on the street.
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