Big City Brussels and Its Touristy Little Sister Bruges It’s a logical next step on any trip to go from Amsterdam to Brussels. Sadly most guide books seem to recommend that people skip Brussels in favor of smaller Belgian towns like Bruges, Ghent, or others. Despite the advice of these so called experts we decided to stick around Brussels and take a few day trips to other destinations. Our logic was pretty simple: Brussels is centrally located on the rail system, a great place to jump off for our next destination, Berlin, and we had friends to visit here. Our two hour train ride from Amsterdam, while early in the morning, was an easy way to travel. Trains in general are much better for the short distances than planes any day. We pay for the
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