Walburg 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 ...

... about a million chocolate shops, so we spent the rest of the day going in and out of them with watering mouths &#8211; so much yummy chocolate EVERYWHERE! I did a free walking tour in the eve with all the clothes I own on &#8211; Megg was too cold and couldn&#8217;t go outside! I&#8217;m sure I learnt lots of interesting things.. All I can remember is that Beer was invented in the middle ages because water was too dirty to drink. But I learnt that in Prague &#8211 ...

We got up early on Saturday morning, took advantage of the free breakfast at the hostel, and then boarded a train to Bruges, Belgium, which is about 45 minutes away from Brussels. I was really excited to go, because I've seen the movie In Bruges, and the architecture was supposed to be gorgeous. And let me tell you, that movie was not filmed on a green screen &#8211; the town was delightful. It was a quaint, quintessential European town &#8211; lots of ...

... 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 ...

... on display at the church, but were too late. So instead, we trekked out to see some old windmills no longer in use, and finally headed for the train to Paris. <br><br>He Said:<br><br>Within a few minutes I realized that Bruges (or Brugge in Flemish; &#8220;bridges&#8221; in English) was going to be one of those cities where it&#8217;s best to just keep your camera out of its case. I sort of had the feeling that was going to happen because of all the great scenery in the film ...

... see that there were places that people actually lived. This was not touristy and had the Red Deer feel to it that I expected, but better bakeries I&#8217;m sure. Getting lost is easier on a bike than on foot, luckily there are some incredibly tall landmarks in Fake Bruges that are good for finding your way. <br><br> The hostel gave me a map of Bruges when I got there that was specifically geared towards young people. It was on this map that I ...

... on the market square and fruit beer. It was called Kreik cherry beer that tasted like cherry kool-aid and it was delicious and it was the first beer I had ever finished. I then tried another local beer and I enjoyed it as well (I normally HATE beer). Belgium has strict regulations on having fresh beer with no preservatives so it can't be exported to other countries usually. It has weather similar to Canada and during the day is ...

... we will leave it at that) Dave was starting to loosen up a little. We headed back to the hostel, chatted for a bit (thats when I found out Dave was in school to become a youth pastor, and I had a hand in corrupting the poor guy) and we headed off to bed! The next moring I woke up late, really late! I only wanted to do a few things so here was the game plan! 1. Climb to the top of the bell tower 2. See the Famous Sculture by Michelangeo, Madona and Child 3. Put my hand on the blood ...

... are a number of museums and dozens of churches and historical attractions, we found the best activity was to stroll along the flowing canals ad down cobblestone streets among the incredibly well preserved row-houses dating back as far as the 15th century. After a couple of hours of wandering down lost alleyways and over old arched bridges, we finally stumbled upon what was likely the only restaurant in Brugge to offer a lunchtime "deal." Tamara had her first Belgian mussels &amp ...