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21 Cards in this Set
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la Wallonie
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a region in the south of Belgium where French is spoken
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Bruxelles
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the capital city of Belgium, French-speaking
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le Manneken-Pis
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a small bronze statue of a young boy urinating in a fountain
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l'Atomium
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a large construction in the form of a molecule of iron that was built for the 1958 World's Fair (Exposition universelle)
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Exposition universelle
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World's Fair
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Luxembourg
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both the country and it's capital city share the same name; the capital city is known for its banking system and luxury shops, along with historical sites classified by UNESCO
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la place d'Armes
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a wide open area in Luxembourg in which armed forces would parade
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Genève
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the largest Francophone city in Switzerland, houses a headquarters of the United Nations and the Red Cross, also a large banking center, known for its harbor fountains, its wharves, its history in watchmaking, and the public baths of Paquis
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l'ONU
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United Nations
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la Croix-Rouge
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Red Cross
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les bains publics des Pâquis
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public baths in Geneva, Switzerland
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le Jardin anglais
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a well-known garden in Geneva
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lac Léman
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a lake in Switzerland known for its perch, used to make perch filet, a famous Swiss dish
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le filet de perche
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a Swiss specialty, perch filet
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la montagne de Bueren
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a giant set of stairs in Liège, in Belgium; 373 steps; built in 1875 and named for an old Belgian general
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Jean Neuhaus
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the founder of the tradition of Belgian chocolate; first began to sell it in his pharmacy in Bruxelles; invented "les confiseries"; his grandson created the praline
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praline
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filled chocolate offered in boxes
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le ballotin
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box of chocolates
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Léonidas
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a Belgian company that leads the world in praline sales
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Bertrand Piccard
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circled the world in a hot air balloon for the first time ever; also financed a flight in Africa against an infant sickness
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le noma
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an African sickness that normally strikes infants
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