Hotel Kingston Ostende

... place where we enjoyed relaxing at night.<br>The highlights for me were the pubs and beer cafes we found thanks to the map where I attempted to try as many different beers as possible. After 3 days I had managed quite a few.The pubs included tiny local bars hidden in alleyways and pubs boasting the number of beersthey had available. One in particular held the guinness record a few years ago at around 2000 types but today ...

... who take them! This city was similar to Ghent but far more touristy.<br><br>So, I have waited until now, this very moment to discuss my own personal highlight from Holland. To some its the pot in Amsterdam, to others it is the Red Light Districts in the city, to me it is the french fry stands strewn about all the cities here. This is the culmination of all of the fry stands. In Brugge there is an actual fry museum. Yes for 5 ...

... 1st original beer was invented there, it tasted like ****.<br><br>We had to walk around looking for another hostel the next day &#8211; ours was all booked, so after doing that we decided to go ultra-touristy and go on a boat ride! Apparently the boat driver was speaking English, but we couldn&#8217;t understand a word he was saying, so we just sat back, enjoyed the view and took heaps of photos because we are tourists and that&#8217;s what tourists do. After that we ...

... number but fortunately at that moment Kevin, one of the owners, turned up. <br><br>He was really lovely and showed us in to our room. The house is a big townhouse they had gutted completely then turned into a four room B&amp;B on the upper levels and their home on the lower levels. Our room was lovely, nicely decorated and a good size with a little balcony overlooking the street and the canal. We also met Wup very briefly for the first time. Wup is one of their three cats, he is tiny ...

... Little houses on tiny cobblestone streets near big beautiful churches. I stopped on the square and had dinner. What Europeans call a menu is really kind of a set price thing. One from column A, one from column B and a dessert . I started out with a big Leffe beer since I&#8217;m in the land of beer. Then the soup, then a traditional Belgian stew and chocolate mousse for desert. Oh yeah, another small Chimay beer and then coffee. The ...

... ice cream combination was ridiculously delicious. After that, we continued to the main plaza (where the climax of In Bruges occurred, for those interested &#8211; it was crazy to be where it was filmed!). There, we walked around the bell tower, the Medieval Belfort, and admired all the fantastic architecture, including the beer wall that displayed every beer brewed in Belgium &#8211; a landmark in wall construction, I&#8217;m sure. We skipped lunch ...

... person we had met. He was very helpful, told us where all the important things were and told us where to get the best fries and with the best sauce. Stoofvlees. Like a beef stew on top of fries. It was delicious! Great recommendation! We at these a couple times while we were in bruges. <br><br>So, off to explore this beautiful city. We first took a canal tour. There are canals ...

... a special city for us. We really enjoyed our time there and believe that we will return one day to again visit this city. Tonight we will be traveling north on the European Continent to Amsterdam, a city that both Harriet and I have visited before and have said that it was a city that we would return to. So tomorrow we will return. Hunt for Harriet? Harriet was found by Linda, Lisa, Brenda, Sharon and Shelby. Today she is in Brudges enjoying the city and waiting to be found.

Ok, I've been in Europe for almost 3 weeks now, so you think I'd be getting used to it. Well, when I stepped into Brugge, it was like starting all over again. This town is so amazing... every time you round a corner and come out on a new street, it's an "I'm really in Europe" moment. I've just been smiling ever since I got here. I spent several hours today just wandering the streets, ducking down the narrowest streets I could find, and walking all ...

Back on the bus from Brussells and we headed off to Bruges. Checked into the hostel for the night and showered and changed being that we were all cold and wet after the snow and rain in Brussells and then not having any heating on the bus. We all headed out to grab some dinner and then taste test some of this Belgium Beer that was on offer.