I need to go to Liège for a few days in February, and have duly purchased an 'Any Belgian Station' return. That being said, while I am happy to be told otherwise, I'm not sure there is that much to see, and was toying with the idea of popping across the border to Aachen or maybe Cologne.
Two questions: 1) if I do that while I am in Liège itself, is there any recommended ticket or other advice people can offer; and 2) if I decided to go into Germany first then return to Liège, is it better simply to buy a High Speed ticket from Brussels and ignore the 'Any Belgian Station' addon, or is there a station near the border I could travel to, and a ticket I can buy in advance from said station to my final destination without overly extending the journey time, adding to the hassle, or falling foul or whatever rules there might be about split ticketing.
Many thanks.
Two questions: 1) if I do that while I am in Liège itself, is there any recommended ticket or other advice people can offer; and 2) if I decided to go into Germany first then return to Liège, is it better simply to buy a High Speed ticket from Brussels and ignore the 'Any Belgian Station' addon, or is there a station near the border I could travel to, and a ticket I can buy in advance from said station to my final destination without overly extending the journey time, adding to the hassle, or falling foul or whatever rules there might be about split ticketing.
Many thanks.