Brugge

Lazy Ass Tracey has started to post some pictures of our trip and her travel log on her blog, so you should check that out. Also, Kelly Murphy (a.k.a. Tracey’s flatmate) also has some interesting stuff on her blog that is France-related.

The first thing you notice about Bruges when you get out of the train station is the bicycles. Because the streets are narrow and they wind around, everyone bikes everywhere. I am assuming that people commute from the train station, so there are a ton of bikes parked there. Noone locks their bikes either. Which makes me wonder if there are mixups and if people take the wrong bike sometime.

Bruges has a very picturesque beauty, which makes it a favorite vacation spot for tourists. A lot of Brits come across the channel to take a few days off and relax.

There are a lot of canals and the architecture in the town center is old and beautiful. There is some modern architecture, but it always blends in very nicely. I imagine that during the height of tourist season it must be pretty unbearable and stinky. We were lucky to be there in the offseason.

There are a few windmills that are on the eastern edge of town, and they are very beautiful.

We ate Belgian waffles, of course. We had the most amazing Flemish Beef Stew with dates. Also, we had Broodjes while in Brugge. A broodje is a sandwich made with a french baguette. It reminded me of a Bahn Mi sandwich. Which gave me an idea that it’d be cool to open an “International Sandwich” place…as the French baguette is so versatile.