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’