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Belgian Battlefields
... dark by now (5.30pm) - Cheryl more than annoyed that I pulled over and went for a quick walk in the dark through the road end of the cemetery. Different again but just as huge as other cemeteries we had visited. A few quick photos and back into the car for the last leg back to car park. A glass of wine, rest (Cheryl grabbed 40 winks) and a refreshing shower before heading out for our last chance to attend Men in Gate Service. Clear skies outside but not quite as cold as last night. ...
In Bruges (Come on, I had to...)
... the Bellfry tower & 2 churches. Unfortunately Belgian opening times thwarted my attempts to see Christ's dried blood and Michelangelo's sculpture of Madonna & child, but walking around, seeing the canal & various metal sculptures, yeah, twas nice. Don't go to the McDonalds there though. Takes an age to get served.
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Last call
... brief carillon ditty. It's much easier going back down, by the way. In the space where wool merchants once conducted their business another part of what it turns out is a city-wide exhibit of post-war Central European art spread over five locations. Highlights include eerie black and white photos by Weegee from New York in the 1940s of car wrecks, crime scenes and prone and deflating Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons; an elaborate, multiple-armed, ...
Beer, Waffles and Chocolate!!!
... world where people are allowed only 2cases of the rarest one a year and even then its supposed to be left in the bottle for another 5 till its drunk!! We ended the night at the local hostel bar with some others from busabout.
Day 2 in Brugge we hired some bikes from the hostel for the day- only €9, and basically took the bike all over Brugge getting a very sore bum riding on the cobbled streets in the process! ...
Waffles, Chocolate, and Lace, oh my!
... 8211; it was absolutely breathtaking. There were groups of primary school kids playing games in circles, shouting at each other and laughing. The buildings stretched up and around us like we had entered some kind of magical kingdom. Amazing.
Last stop was a chocolaterie, where we bought a few pieces of filled chocolate. The perfect end to a few of the most exhausting days I’ve ever had in my life. Totally worth it.
More to come. Off to Venice ...
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