Stefano and I had wanted to visit Belgium, specifically Bruges, after we saw the movie "In Bruges":
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We spent a long weekend there, back in June and we confirmed our love for this small city.
The city of Bruges is located in the Flemish side of Belgium, so the main language spoken by locals is Dutch - which means you won't understand one single word during your entire stay.
Bruges is very beautiful...as soon as you exit the train station you feel transported in a magic environment. You will be surrounded by the small river that runs through the city, the green trees and vegetation around it, the typical and colorful houses, the big tower with its bells and finally....the hundreds chocolate shops!
Temperature in June weren't as warm as the ones we are used to, but it was a nice break from the summer heat we are experiencing this year!
Few pictures of our small trip below:
Let's start from the center of this beautiful city...The Markt!
You can visit the tower (Burg) and climb all the stairs until you reach the bells room. The interesting part is that every day there is a man who plays a piano that is connected to the bells, the music can be heard in the whole historic center.... make sure you bring ear plugs with you!
Another view of the Markt:
and a view of what you can eat in the Markt:
:::Best waffle I have ever eaten!!:::
If you visit Belgium, there's something you must taste: Belgian beer!
This bar (2be) has thousands of different beers and, unless you spend a month there, you won't be able to taste them all. However, they offer some sort of samples depending on your preference (mix, strong, light) and I highly recommend this (cherry trappist beer is my favourite!).
:::The holiday selfie :D:::
I spent around 65 euros in this shop:
Bruges is full of chocolate shops, but only few of them make their own chocolate! The Chocolate Line is one of the few, and you can find chocolate for any taste and extravagance! They can box the chocolate so you can store it safely in your luggage {or in my case, they can give you a thermal bag since we bought so much chocolate that it didn't fit...}
Something you can't miss is the boat tour! It takes more or less 30 minutes and there are different starting point in the city.
For our last night in Bruges, we decided to go for some tapas and live music :) In Bruges and Brussels you can find many small restaurant and bistro that offer live music -- don't miss out!
Stefano and I got engaged ;)
Until next time,
Daniela
