Hotel Rubens Ostende

Visserskaai 44 Ostende, West Flanders, 8400, Belgium

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Final Morning and Final Thoughts

A travel blog entry by emfletche

... for the Eurostar, future visitors! The train is packed, so we spend the hour journey sitting on our suitcases by the doorway, and we disembark with our fellow Brit passengers at the correct station (much to our relief).Time for a final hot chocolate – alas, not a beer – at Brussels and it’s finally time to board the Eurostar back to London…

Probably ...

Day 3 – Anniversary walks, carriage rides an

A travel blog entry by emfletche

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... women who worked/lived there (Cleaner’s maybe? Nuns?) chattering away as if they were reuniting after a long absence… Tsk, some people just don’t respect the rules…

Getting our bearings, we realised that we were just a stone’s throw away from the station and decided that despite having to transport our luggage down the cobbled streets, it would be quicker, cheaper – and less lazy – to walk to the train station ...

Day 2 – the best laid plans….

A travel blog entry by emfletche

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... We head for the Belfort – after all, we are tourists, and this is probably the MOST touristy thing you can do in Bruges. Unfortunately, all of the other tourists think so too and the queue is out of the door. Mr Fletche comes up with a cunning plan of returning just before the final tickets are sold at 4:15… why did I not think of that? I am meant to be Ms Planner Extraordinaire!

So, off to Choco-Story – the Chocolate Museum! ...

In Brugge

A travel blog entry by derik

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... been my thing. However the rabbit that Jordan ordered, was delicious. After that satisfying meal we wandered around the city just marveling at the sights. I have to say Brugge is one beautiful city. I would love to just wander the streets and alleys of the city just losing myself in the history and architecture. It is a beautiful city, from the alleyways to the canals, I could not get enough of the sights. While ...

In Bruges

A travel blog entry by julietam

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... it was lively with young people and modern shopping. I once thought that I could live in Cinque Terre, the most beautiful place I have ever been, but I realized something in Bruges: Beauty only last for so long – shopping is forever.

My seven bed hostel room was dark and smelled like mould. On the wall near my pillow was what looked like a dried-up loogie. The bed was clean and the hostel restaurant delicious so I was happy to be there. What did I expect ...