Hotel Walburg Brugge
Boomgaardstraat 13-15 Brugge, West Flanders, 8000, Belgium
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Final Morning and Final Thoughts
... light bulbs, the dodgy electrical socket, the faulty phone (our ‘alarm calls’ were refreshingly absent on our final night…), the bathroom that you cannot swing a very small cat in… but I don’t. After all, we have still enjoyed our stay immensely, and unlike some, don’t let these things get in our way of a good trip.
It’s a 25 minute ...
Day 3 – Anniversary walks, carriage rides an
Another 2:30am, 4:30am and 6:30am alarm call before the official getting up time of 8:30. Much the same as the morning before we have breakfast, watch a bit of children’s TV in German (we do have English channels but this is so much more educational…) and prepare for the day ahead. We had slightly encroached on today’s itinerary yesterday during our aimless rambling but we headed back out towards Djiver and Gruuthouse.
N.B. It may seem ...
Day 2 – the best laid plans….
... meaning that we ascenders have to balance precariously on the narrow edge of the steps to let people pass.
After one step for each day of a Leap Year we’re at the top! And yes, the views over Bruges are spectacular. (Although how did ‘Ken’ wave to ‘Ray’ in ‘In Bruges’ if he was sitting at the bottom of the tower? You can only see the far side of Markt from the top! And don’t get me started ...
Ghent to Bruges
... you looked it was beautiful especially with the night lights. The window displays were magnificent with chocolates & lace a big attraction.
Back to Elodie for a well deserved good nights sleep. Another great day & a day that saw the riding finished - Grant worked out that he'd ridden 508km and I rode 462 kms - not bad!!
Dinner: Salad nicoise; duck with sauerkraut & roast potatoes; creme ...
Waffles, Chips, and Belgian Chocolate...
... i swear), eaten waffles (we have actually done more than eat, however we did buy some incredible seashells today from a chocolate shop... to die for!), went to a church to see Michael-Angelo's sculpture of Mary and Jesus, looked at a few towers and churches, drank some beer (I still can't get into it... I even tried cherry beer, but it made me want to be sick), went on a boat ride through the canal and a lot of walking. Tomorrow we are planning ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Walburg



