How boring is Belgium?

[Linksmas]

I’m travelling east in the summer and most of my route is set. My first night will be near Ghent, my second is near Paderborn.
I want to avoid motorways at all costs, but is Belgium and Holland ever anything but a sprawl of industrial estates and suburbs? I’ve half a mind to take the motorway to Cologne and then on the windy lumpy roads from there. What say you?

[v8notbrave]

Watch "in Bruges" then contemplate how many 8% beers you can quaff

[psi310398]

That would be a shame. The Ardennes and Belgian Luxembourg generally have great driving back roads and any number of roadside caravans selling some of the most excellent frites and fish.

[Linksmas]

The Ardennes is a 150km diversion from where I am going.

[Gaz Said]

Belgium is alright.

The Semois valley, around Montherme and onto Boullion is great for motorcycling.

[psi310398]

Linksmas said:

The Ardennes is a 150km diversion from where I am going.

Yes, and worth it IMO.

[Biker9090]

Linksmas said:

The Ardennes is a 150km diversion from where I am going.

So well under what you can do of a summers evening?

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Ardennes and Bruge definitely worth it

[littleredrooster]

Belgium has the highest percentage of idiot drivers in the EU, IMO. Passed through it on two wheels & four many times and always had to have the ‘safety bubble’ sense turned up to maximum.

Dare I say - worse than the M25 even!

[bimsb6]

littleredrooster said:

Belgium has the highest percentage of idiot drivers in the EU, IMO. Passed through it on two wheels & four many times and always had to have the safety bubble sense turned up to maximum.

Dare I say - worse than the M25 even!

Yes , awful drivers in belgium !

[Hugo Stiglitz]

I mentioned this on another topic. Kamakaze lane changers.

One, when challenged told me to ‘go home your not welcome here’

[Marquezs Stabilisers]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

I mentioned this on another topic. Kamakaze lane changers.

One, when challenged told me to go home your not welcome here

They are bad, but not as bad as the Dutch, who are up there with the Portuguese as Europe's worst drivers. Belgium at least has some cracking roads to compensate

[Linksmas]

Biker9090 said:

So well under what you can do of a summers evening?

I’m heading 500km east on that day, so no it’s not.