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Hotel Melinda Ostende

Mercatorlaan 21 Ostende, West Flanders, B-8400, Belgium

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Final Morning and Final Thoughts

A travel blog entry by emfletche

... 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

A travel blog entry by emfletche

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... 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….

A travel blog entry by emfletche

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... mmm, tasty!) and a chocolate-sauce soaked waffle before everything is packed away. Once again, our plans are foiled, so there is only one thing to do…. Drink beer.

We head off in no particular direction. We find the second Christmas market at Simon Stevin plein – also closing for the night. Then a little alleyway and a pub sign catches my eye…

Cafe‘t Brugs Beertje was definitely on my list of TA ...

I saw Colin Farrel In Bruges...honestly!

A travel blog entry by tle

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... was right about that.

I think the highlight of the sightseeing was the brewery tour. There is only one brewery left in Brugge that still brews beer. The tour guide informed us at one point in Belgium's history there were thousands of breweries but over time due to consolidation and competition they all disappeared. I think she said there's only about 30 breweries left in the country now producing 738 kinds of beer. What's also interesting ...

Belgium Waffle.

A travel blog entry by jackiefitz

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... got on right away. The boat driver immediately loved us- he continued to make comments on his little microphone throughout the tour - "Did the american girls fall off the boat yet?" - we loved it. We got a picture with him on his boat after the tour- he told us his 25 year old son was still single hahaha. But overall, the tour was a great overview of the city- showed a ton of different architecture and gave some history that we had ...

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