De Ghelder Bed & Breakfast
Travel Blogs from Brugge
Belgian Battlefields
... in arms once dead in the ground. Some pretty autumn colours in some of the trees at the back of this cemetery. A moving but peaceful visit. Sat Nav had difficulty directing us to Talbot House Museum in the centre of Poperinge as a set of one way streets had her beaten. Eventually we parked and walked into the centre of town only to find the museum closed -another disappointment. Headed north to find a second German cemetery near Vladslo. Major frustration here as we had ...
Cobblestones & Stairs
... the top of the B&B on the third floor - with more stairs. And once you enter the room, there are another flight of stairs for Mum and Dad to get up to the loft to their bed. Dad has been muttering under his breath 'Cobblestones, Stairs, more Stairs, Cobblestones'.... that is Europe after all!
Another Pat quote for the holiday (we won't mention his sleep talking one night - that is one reserved for story telling upon getting home ...
Chocolate in Brugge
... hire which was on the other side of town so I just hung around the hostel for a while. I went to the local supermarket up the road and decided to eat Belgia n chocolate how the locals do it – from the packets at the supermarket – apparently its a lot cheaper but tastes the same and lasts longer. I got a big block of Cote d’Or praline filled milk chocolate and ...
Day 3 – Anniversary walks, carriage rides an
... whenever we need to… no long walks, no train/metro/tram rides. So it’s a short stop, before heading out into the cold once more.With no queue at the horse & carriage ‘taxi rank’’, we’re soon whistling through the cobbled streets, leaving pedestrians and cyclists in our wake.
I had looked with envy at those passengers earlier in the day; wrapped up in cosy tartan blankets… we were offered instead what ...
Harping on about Bruges
... course Mum’s developed a taste for beer now so after heading through the celebrations in the main square, we stopped for lunch at a classically authentic restaurant Veronique had recommended - Mum pushed away the wine menu and ordered a beer instead. She also ordered a traditional Flemish stew (presumably made with real phlegm) while I had the veggie option - luckily it was delicious.
Fortified by our hearty lunch, we headed down to what we ...