Astoria Hotel De Haan
Leopoldlaan 7 De Haan, West Flanders, Belgium
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Final Morning and Final Thoughts
... cabs are unfortunately metered to how long the trip takes, and not by the distance travelled) and already we are at £6 and we have only travelled the distance equivalent of one end of Markt Square to the other… We fling the already accrued fare at the disgruntled taxi driver, and head for our sixth train station and fourth train of the day…
Bruges was an amazing ...
Day 3 – Anniversary walks, carriage rides an
... was fresh, hot, and most importantly, delicious.We emerge from the restaurant after a nice leisurely dinner, slightly stuffed. Actually, scrap that. Both of us were full to bursting and we uttered those immortal words which have never passed our lips before… “I couldn’t eat or drink another thing….” In fact, with Mrs Fletche keen to lie down flat and let those mussels settle, the most sensible option was a final wobble back to the ...
Fire Exhibit
... hey this might make a good tourist attraction one day and make us a lot of money, lets keep it there. Even so, I still like how there is so much history everywhere you go around here.
By now it had gotten dark, so Steve and I made our way to the park where the fire exhibit was being held. It was absolutely packed with people! When you first enter, it looks really cool; everywhere you look, it looks as though the entire park is on fire. This exhibit is put on ...
Aaah, Brugge
... regretted it!
We continued our day by wandering up and down the streets and back alleys trying chocolate here, a Belgian waffle there, a beer here, etc as all of this exploring can make you thirsty which brings me to the brewery again. Pat & I decided to take a tour of De Halve Maan brewery which included a free beer after it was over. It was an interesting tour with all of the history and how far they have come since brewing here in ...
Not for the Belgian beer but the chocolate!
We caught an early morning train to Belgium. Nothing too exciting there so Im going to start this entry with a bit of a description of the other people on my tour. It might be useful since you might hear references to stories about or involving them from here on in so hopefully will give you a bit of insight into the characters im spending so much time with.
Rebecca is Canadian and quite young - 22 I think,and for someone of her age she has been and seen quite a ...


