We took a 3 day trip to Belgium and had a great time. The weather was nice and the scenery was beautiful. Brugge is a picturesque town full of medieval buildings. It still looks like what it did in medieval times. We flew into Brussels and took a train from Brussels into Brugge. The train ride was close to an hour long. There is a train station in the Brussels airport so getting to Brugge was very easy. Our hotel was very close to the Grand Market at Hotel Prinsenhof. It was central and close to the attractions. Brugge is a walking city and our hotel provided us with a free two hour walking tour that showed us the main sites. There are many bridges and canals through out the city and we also took a boat tour of the city on the second day.
On the evening of the second day, we took the train back to Brussels and had dinner there. We also stayed close to the Grand Place and were able to walk to the main sites. Strangely enough, there was a Mexico festival in the Grand Place when we were there with Mexican food, music and dancing.
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| At the Brussels airport |
On the evening of the second day, we took the train back to Brussels and had dinner there. We also stayed close to the Grand Place and were able to walk to the main sites. Strangely enough, there was a Mexico festival in the Grand Place when we were there with Mexican food, music and dancing.
We had mussels for dinner two of the nights and they were very delicious. I didn't think I liked mussels but since they are a delicacy in Belgium we decided to try it in Brugge and couldn't get enough. Even Connor had a few.
In Brussels we walked around the city and saw the Mannekin Pis. We also went to the Grand Palace on Sunday and there was a organic food festival with farm animals. Connor had fun petting the animals and also tasting the free food samples.
It was a great trip and I highly recommend seeing both cities. Here are a few pictures from our trip.
It was a great trip and I highly recommend seeing both cities. Here are a few pictures from our trip.
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| Brugge train station |
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| Brugge grand market |
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| Brugge city hall |
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| Brugge medieval buildings |
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| I would have been tall in medieval times |
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| Best chocolate in Brugge |
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| Contents of the bag |
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| Halve Maan Brewery |
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| Enjoying the beer |
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| Enjoying the waffles |
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| Basillica of the Precious Blood (they believe they have a vial of Jesus' blood which you can look at) |
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| Connor enjoying some Belgium cheese |
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| Connor on the boat tour |
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| Dog asleep in a window as seen from our boat tour |
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| Brussels Central Train station |
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| Brussels main square |
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| Mannekin Pis! I thought he was bigger! |
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| Mussels - Before |
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| Mussels - After |
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| Rubbing the hand for good luck |
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| At the Grand Palace |
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| Mary and Child statue by Michaelangelo - the only one outside of Italy |
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| Waffle display |
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| In the grand place |
I am also an American expat blogger in Dublin, just found your blog. We are planning a trip to Brussels and Bruges in May. Thanks for sharing your photos, I am even more excited for our trip now!
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