Hotel Empire Ostende
Van Iseghemlaan 31 Ostende, West Flanders, 8400, Belgium
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Final Morning and Final Thoughts
... there would still be enough to do on a return trip… the museums, the Brewery Tour (sadly omitted from the itinerary as we’d missed the tour times – 11am and 3pm on a Monday…), a trip to Flanders.
Compared to other cities we’ve visited (Paris, I’m looking at you!) there was a distinct lack of beggars, homeless or street sellers. The only time ...
Day 3 – Anniversary walks, carriage rides an
Another 2:30am, 4:30am and 6:30am alarm call before the official getting up time of 8:30. Much the same as the morning before we have breakfast, watch a bit of children’s TV in German (we do have English channels but this is so much more educational…) and prepare for the day ahead. We had slightly encroached on today’s itinerary yesterday during our aimless rambling but we headed back out towards Djiver and Gruuthouse.
N.B. It may seem ...
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 ...
Beer, Belgian Chocolate and Brusied Bums
... it is popular once again!
However Bruges is no where near as bad as it is depicted in this movie!!! The pub in hostel had 42 different types of beer to offer for a start, there was a chocolate shop on every street - bit of a winner for a town, it had the Basilica of the Holy Blood - keeps the Catholic visitors happy and for those who like to drink too much beer and eat too much chocolate and then confess they have done this, to clear them of their over ...
Belgian Bikes and Beaches
... here but now we know they are intricate church-like bells. We'll report back tomorrow.
The pictures below show Steve with a few more beers. He has challenged himself to try a different kind of Belgian beer at each stop and he wants me to take his picture. So, here is the evidence. The last photo was taken at the oldest pub in Brugge, established in 1515.
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