T Voermanshuys Brugge

... the bar that we had met during dinner at a local restaurant called de Hobbit.It was a tiny little place with little tables. Steve had ribs and I had lamb with feta cheese- delicious! We also met an older British couple at the bar that we sat and chatted with as well. They were very nice and had interesting stories about Europe. The man looked like he had time-warped out of the 70s or 80s and he looked so British to me, like from ...

... who take them! This city was similar to Ghent but far more touristy.<br><br>So, I have waited until now, this very moment to discuss my own personal highlight from Holland. To some its the pot in Amsterdam, to others it is the Red Light Districts in the city, to me it is the french fry stands strewn about all the cities here. This is the culmination of all of the fry stands. In Brugge there is an actual fry museum. Yes for 5 ...

... around a bit more and got lunch at a cheap Italian restaurant. We were cold and freezing and cold and sick of sightseeing, so we went back to the hostel for an afternoon nap &#8211; we really miss siestas! Our evening was pretty quiet too &#8211; Bruges isn&#8217;t exactly a party capital.<br><br>Day trip to Brussels! We caught the train to Brussels, and after about 1 hour we had walked around the touristy bit, seen the main square and the statue of the little boy ...

... ice cream combination was ridiculously delicious. After that, we continued to the main plaza (where the climax of In Bruges occurred, for those interested &#8211; it was crazy to be where it was filmed!). There, we walked around the bell tower, the Medieval Belfort, and admired all the fantastic architecture, including the beer wall that displayed every beer brewed in Belgium &#8211; a landmark in wall construction, I&#8217;m sure. We skipped lunch ...

... and cozy and include top notch breakfasts. After settling in we took a walk to a tapas restaurant that we had read about on Fodor&#8217;s. The Restaurant was called Como Como and involved sitting at a bar stool type counter as a conveyor belt continually moved little covered plates of food around the restaurant. Each color of plate signified a meat dish, veggie, Garlic, dessert, etc. and you simply grabbed the plates you liked and ...

... person we had met. He was very helpful, told us where all the important things were and told us where to get the best fries and with the best sauce. Stoofvlees. Like a beef stew on top of fries. It was delicious! Great recommendation! We at these a couple times while we were in bruges. <br><br>So, off to explore this beautiful city. We first took a canal tour. There are canals ...

... oak and has that oaky flavour. MB had a Westvleteren 8 that was not aged and so not as profound an experience as the last one, but still good. And another stout. We also had a cheese sandwich and salad. It was beer cheese on beer bread and very nice. (&#8364;27)<br> <br><br>A few doors down is the Bier Tempel where MB bought more Westvleteren 8 &amp; 12 and a Westvleteren glass to take home. This ...

... the whole speaker dancing thing with me :-) I mean you can't really say you've partied until you've dance on a speaker in Brugge! Love it! But my friends, the night only gets better when we move to a local "Rock &amp; Roll" bar where there is a big local bartender (actually now that I think of it, he looked kind of Russian?!) and the room is only locals...sweet! So we start playing drunken foozball with some locals....and I owe an ...

15 Minutes into the train journey back from Ostende to Brussels is Bruges , famous for being old and having excellent beer. We felt it would be rude not to drop in on the way back. The city was an economic super-power if such things existed in medieval times, until the rivers started to dry up and everyone abandoned the city. The upside of this, though, is that Bruges wasn't ruined by the industrial revolution. The place is full ...

... a map-and set out in search of our hostel. Much to my surprise Pablo led us straight to the hostel which was located above a restaurant. My first hostel experience was much better than I had anticipated. There were six beds in a tiny room with windows that opened up into the street. After we checked in and got freshened up, we went to the city centre to find some food. Finally, no fried cafeteria food from campus! We all got to same some ...