Hotel Lido 2000 Ostende
Leon Spilliaertstraat 1 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
... 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 ...
Day 2 – the best laid plans….
... and we hustle ourselves through the shop to the exit (and past people with armfuls of chocolate moulds in the shape of religious figures…).
That was our day’s itinerary. Done. Apart from the Belfort, which we have re-scheduled for this afternoon. And it’s not even lunchtime. Bruges is tiny!
So, we decide to find the Bruges windmills.Mr Fletche takes charge of locating them, and we wander though tiny cobbled ...
Beautiful Bruges (affectionately known as Bruggas)
... of bats) and ordered some waffles with cream and fruit. Andrew took a picture... This picture is now a reminder of our new policy that we ask how much things are going to cost before we sit down! 18 Euros later, we walk out astonished that we managed to spend a whole day’s sleeping budget on a whim! Oops (although the waffles we very nice – it hurt even more when we found shops away from the square selling them for 2-3 euros... :( ...
Belgium Waffle.
... dessert places, we found a very cute waffle/crepe shop! We talked to the guy working and he said they had just opened so the menu was only in Dutch but he'd be glad to explain everything. I decided on a waffle with chocolate and strawberries and Kara chose a waffle with chocolate and vanilla ice cream :) I can honestly say it was BY FAR the best waffle I had ever tasted. It's not made with a batter, but with a dough, and it just melted ...



