Crossing into Belgium from France?

[chenderson1965]

Hello from rainy Arras!

Our maiden trip to France has evolved a little - not least because I got knocked off my bike on Thursday (6 hours in A&E, broken eyesocket and plenty of other cuts and bruises) and haven’t been in the shape to drive for too long at a time.

We’ve ended up heading East and are hoping to get to the Ardennes by the weekend. The ideal way to do this, given a few places we’d like to see on the way, crosses into Belgium (only for 80km or so) and then back.

I’d planned to keep it simple by staying in France and haven’t done any research for Belgium. How easy is it to cross the border? Are there any other complications or things I should be aware of before venturing onto Belgian roads?

Thanks

Chris

 

[hilldweller]

The accident was at home before we left. That’s a good old NHS sticker!

You set off like that !

You must be mad but sure have guts.

 

[TR5]

Ooo, that looks a nasty fall! Was it a pushbike or motorbike? Hope you recover quickly.
That is certainly a drastic measure to look good for Halloween, though!