Europe Recap: Brugge

We arrived in Brugge in the afternoon and stayed for only one night. During the bus ride to our hostel we got a preview of the town. Its beautiful, completely stuffed with shops of all kinds, chocolate stores, lace stores (apparently they are big lace makers), clothes, etc. The city is basically full of patios with tables and restaurants, shops, canals, and lots of people enjoying the nice weather and good food.

Brugge isn´t really a city of sights, which was a nice break from London, but was a place to walk around and enjoy the atmosphere. Thats exactly what we did once we got to the hostel, checked in and unloaded. We walked around the city for a few hours in search of all the Brugge must eats and must dos, including eating frites with mayo (Eric enjoyed, I did not!), eating chocolate from one of the many local stores, and really just walking around taking it all in. We decided that the best was to view Brugge was from the water, so we took a boat tour that led us through the inner canals of the city. We had a great tour guide and great weather. Lots of fun!

Our second and last day in Brugge was short. We climbed the famous Belfry of Brugge (the same tower where the famous scene in the movie In Brugge takes place), saw the famous Michealangelo sculpture of Virgin and Child, and walked around taking in last sights of the city. Next stop Amsterdam.