Basilica of the Holy Blood (Heilige Bloed Basiliek) Brugge

We woke up bright and early this morning and immediately headed to our local cafe for a massive breakfast which consisted of the following:

• natural yoghurt
• chocolate croissant
• bread roll
• ham
• jam and butter
• glass of orange juice
• cappuccino

I felt the need to go into detail there I …

Rained most of the night. Forecast says it should only last
for a week or two... looks like we'll have to cancel our bike ride out to Damme.
Today's plan:
Buy umbrella
Basillica of the Holy Blood
De Halve Maan brewery
Church of Our Lady …

After a night train to Amsterdam Jesse, Sophia, and I took a train to Brugge, Belgium for the day. We figured we already used our Eurail pass day (so travel would be free), we couldn't check into our apartment until 2pm anyway, and it was raining in Amsterdam. So back on the train we went- headed to beautiful Brugge. While there we walked along the …

This week was pretty standard again; I spend most of my time with my friends and in class. I am starting to miss home a lot lately especially not being able to see my parents, my friends and my sisters but there is so much going on all the time there is not a lot of time to over think it. Which is good :) My mom finally got my letter! So it took …

... and eating. Of course, Belgium is famous for their chocolates and there were plenty of beautiful chocolate shops. We also saw the Basilica of the Holy Blood.  In the 1300's a vial came to Brugge that is supposed to contain the blood of Jesus. ...

... tips he gave us. We went straight to get food after the tour at a take away pasta place and headed over to the Basilica of the Holy Blood. This was the one place I really really wanted to go to before we left Brugge. Basically this church holds the ...

... , walking up the Belfry (they used to throw cats off there you know - thought they were evil), and we went to the Basilica of the Holy Blood where they hold a vial of what is supposedly the blood of Jesus Christ, collected at his crucifixion. I'm not ...

... . He rolled his R's so much that it was kind of comical. Afterwards we waked over to see the Town Hall and the Basilica of the Holy Blood, which supposedly has a vial of Christ's blood. The painted walls in the Basilica were one of my favorite sights ...

... as it was rated very highly in the guide book. I guess I am not a museum kind of person. Then we went and saw the Basilica of the Holy Blood. Inside the church is a vial that is said to contain the blood of Jesus Christ. It was brought to Brugge during ...

... Burg, another open square containing, among other things, Bruges’ city hall. Of greatest note on the Burg is the Basilica of the Holy Blood. Apparently one of Bruges’ Crusaders was given a thank you gift for chasing the Muslims from ...

... headed to beautiful Brugge.  While there we walked along the pretty squares & canals.  We also went into the Basilica of the Holy Blood.  They say the church has a vial containing the blood of Jesus.  While we were in the church ...

... called Choco-Story, which was a museum for the history of chocolate. We also went to the Heilig-Bloedbasiliek (Basilica Of The Holy Blood) and Stadhuis (Oldest city hall in Belgium). For dinner we had Chinese food out on boxes on the street cause it was ...

... ;s Madonna and Child statue stands (L’Eglise Notre Dame), Almshouses (Les Maisons-Dieu), Burg Square (Burg), Basilica of the Holy Blood (Basilek van het Heiling Bloed), St. Saviour’s Cathedral (Saint-Salvatorskathedraal). You can also take a ...

... , and the other held a vestibule containing the blood of Jesus Christ. We went to see the Virgin and Son first as the Basilica of the Holy Blood wasn’t open yet. Witek thought he knew what the sculpture looked like but when we got there it ...