Waterloo is located in Walloon Brabant which is a province of Wallonia and is in the french speaking part of Belgium. The easiest way to get to Waterloo from Brussels is taking the train to Nivelles and getting off at Waterloo.
Waterloo is one of the richest towns in Belgium and many and one fifth of the people living in Waterloo are non Belgian, French (1,237 people), Italians (537), British (503), Americans (445) and Swedish (425). Even so I've had trouble speaking English in the shops, so now I practice my French every time I go into town. It's surprising how much you know when you are forced to speak French.
Waterloo has a bit of everything, the main street is the Chaussée which runs through the centre of Waterloo and all the way down to the Le Lion de Waterloo, a lion statue that looks out over the Waterloo battle-field. On the Chaussée you will find different shops, cafés, a cinema, two gallerias and more. SSB is about a twenty minute walk from the centre of Waterloo, into the Wallonian forest.
It is very calm in Waterloo most of the time and at the moment the Chaussée is decorated with Christmas lights everywhere.
My favourite thing about Waterloo is that you live a bit out of town and it's not that big so it is much calmer than Brussels. Also we have both nature and town in Waterloo which means that if you want you can take a bike and go to one of the castles that lie on the other side of the forest.
Welcome to Waterloo!
Thank You Alina for the pictures, Go check out her blog here!
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Waterloo is one of the richest towns in Belgium and many and one fifth of the people living in Waterloo are non Belgian, French (1,237 people), Italians (537), British (503), Americans (445) and Swedish (425). Even so I've had trouble speaking English in the shops, so now I practice my French every time I go into town. It's surprising how much you know when you are forced to speak French.
Waterloo has a bit of everything, the main street is the Chaussée which runs through the centre of Waterloo and all the way down to the Le Lion de Waterloo, a lion statue that looks out over the Waterloo battle-field. On the Chaussée you will find different shops, cafés, a cinema, two gallerias and more. SSB is about a twenty minute walk from the centre of Waterloo, into the Wallonian forest.
It is very calm in Waterloo most of the time and at the moment the Chaussée is decorated with Christmas lights everywhere.
My favourite thing about Waterloo is that you live a bit out of town and it's not that big so it is much calmer than Brussels. Also we have both nature and town in Waterloo which means that if you want you can take a bike and go to one of the castles that lie on the other side of the forest.
Welcome to Waterloo!
Thank You Alina for the pictures, Go check out her blog here!
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