Hotel du Parc Ostende
Marie-Joseplein 3 Ostende, West Flanders, Belgium
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Final Morning and Final Thoughts
... 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
... happy to snuggle up and enjoy the ride, and didn’t want a detailed commentary on the sights…The cost of the carriage ride was 36E – tipping for the ‘commentary’ is optional…
Another quick beer at the Christmas market, another quick trip back to the hotel for a rest and a further layer of clothes and we’re back out again for our final evening in Bruges. We had been surviving on snack-type meals, but this was ...
Day 2 – the best laid plans….
... children happily playing in the late November sunshine.With no particular place to go, we twist and turn down those cobbled streets, peering down alleyways and passing churches and beautiful buildings (sometimes more than once…). After hardly seeing a soul for ages, we are surrounded by people as we find ourselves at probably one of the most photographed spots in Bruges on Djiver. The boat trips are going full-force here, but with tourists ...
Zot was a fun day!
... the great guy he was gave us directions to another bar that served beer into the wee hours. It turned out to be a dance club, not to anyones liking, so we stayed for two not so good pints of Primus beer, and staggered into our beds at a ridiculously late hour considering how early we had to be up the next day so we could make our way to Brussels. Stay tuned to see how we fared as we make our way to our third stop on our adventure.
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Another Day in Brugge
... br> We also went into the big church here that has one of the only Michelangelo sculptures outside of Italy. It is of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus. It was really breathtaking. See the pictures below.
Since this is our last day in Brugge we explored the shopping area for awhile, picking up a few souvenirs and essentials. Tomorrow we head to Brussels to meet our Tour de France tour group. We will be traveling with ...



