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Bye Bye Brugge... Hello London!
My last day in Brugge- wait I think I am having deja vu! I've already left Brugge once before on this trip.... But alas, it was time for me to continue on with my travels and go back to London. I wanted to go back since when I was there in October I was only there for one day and I didn't see anything since I was catching up with some friends I hadn't seen in 4 years.
The day started out with me needing to pack (yes I now leave this to the last minute), and I was lucky enough to be able ...
Running errands- like a normal/real person :)
... kids on a school trip. Every street we walked down we saw young English kids on a trip. I wish I could have gone to another country when I was a young kid with my school, European kids are so lucky!
Once Djuna got back from school her and I went back into the village to shop and she showed me some of her favourite places to hangout.
In the evening, we went once again to the village (haha) and met with Jaey and Djuna's dad, step ...
Rain Rain Go Away!!!
... scratch than eat anything from a can. Such a delight.
Jaey and Djuna had planned to take me to Knokke which is referred to as sea side since it is infact sea side. This town was really cute, a bit less character than Brugge, well a lot less because the town is where all the wealthy people in Belgium live. It has all the really expensive stores like Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermes ...
Our first close encounter with a tree!
... and could see why it is called the Venice of Belgium. There was a fleet of tourist boats plying their trade. It had lots of monuments going back to the days of the crusaders. The streets are narrow and cobbled but turn into big squares thronged with people.
We made our way to the Markt Place where one of the most impressive towers in Bruge is, The Belfort, (see picture) and it had horse and landau carriages which were also doing a brisk trade with the ...
A Day in Bruges
... race going on – like round the bays - around and through Bruges. Here were thousands of runners and this held out attention for quite a long time.
In the evening we ate at a bar recommended by our host here at the Double Door. It was a really nice meal that did not cost the earth. For the second time Marion enjoyed rabbits with prunes and David had a tourist menu that included cheese croquettes, beef stew and crème brulee cooked with beer. ...