When I said to Sheryl and Paul that I wanted to go to Bruges on the way to Amsterdam…..Paul said where? And Sheryl said that she saw a movie about Bruge….a black comedy, where in the end someone jumps off the town’s bell tower….I haven’t seen it but maybe I will now. Cam and Cassidy went to Bruge after they left me, on a friend’s recommendation…..and it’s in Rick Steves Best Cities in Europe book…..and as far as my geocaching map looked, well, Belgium looked like it need to be filled in.
So that is why we ended up in Bruges…..and as Cam said “what’s not to like it’s a cute little town”
We left Paris at about 10:30 and arrived at the hotel, the Hotel Het Gheestelic Hof at about 2:00. We are all sharing one room because there wasn’t much left when I went through Booking.com that was in our price range. So we got the Marilyn Monroe room. See the picture….that is the head board of the king-sized bed in the room which lights up with a single hide-a-bed at the end of the bed.
A wonderful little town….the historic town is oval in shape and is surrounded by a canal. It is another UNESCO Herititage site. The main square and in fact the whole town is bustling with tourists and there was a stage set up in the centre. Here you not only have to look out for cars (only a few) and bikes but also the horse drawn carriages that are coming one after the other through the town. Belgium is famous for it’s chocolate, it’s waffles, it’s French fries and it’s beer…..so we had to try all of them. Then strolled through the streets taking pictures, we didn't climb the bell tower....too many steps! and of course finding a cache to make my map look good.
I really like Bruge and our hotel was great.
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