Avenue Hotel Blankenberge
J de Troozlaan 42 Blankenberge, West Flanders, B-8370 , Belgium
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Final Morning and Final Thoughts
Today is going to be a long day. Instead of the anticipation of reaching a new and exciting city, we’re heading home to the familiar grey streets of Birmingham and a final working slog until Christmas.
As the hotel was pre-paid, check-out is quick and painless. When the receptionist asks if everything was ok with our stay, it's on the tip of my tongue to mention the ...
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 ...
Day 2 – the best laid plans….
... Ken managed to plummet to his death… surely he would have had to launch himself away from the bell tower… The film is flawed! This is why it needs another viewing!)
Coming down was possibly worse than going up; the concentration required not to plummet down those 366 winding steps is immense! Although luckily, by going up so late in the day, no-one else was coming up as we were coming down… a handy little tip for future ...
Belgyumm, Chocolate, Waffles and Beer
... it was completely covered as they were doing renovations on pretty much the whole thing.
The day was coming to an end, so we did one last shop for some chocolate and beer supplies and headed back to the country of frogs legs and snails.
Even though it was for one day and only a small part of Belgium was seen and experienced, I still enjoyed it immensely and loved what Brugge had to offer. It's definitely a city to see.
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Back to Blankenberge and train to Brugge
... visit.
Brugge is famous for lace and as with everything there is a lot of lace on sale but, I think, you have to know your stuff if want to buy the really good quality. There are also several beautiful buildings close to the Market Square which is a good place to start a tour. Today the Market had huge piles of earth behind barricades which small diggers heaping here and there. I had no idea what it was for. Whether its on ...



