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EL CHOCOLATE DE BRUJAS --- BRUGES´ CHOCOLATE
Published: March 20th 2012Europe » Belgium » West Flanders » Brugge
March 20th 2012
SEE TEXT IN ENGLISH BELOW 1 diciembre 2011 En el tren, de camino a Brujas desde Bruselas, llamé por teléfono a una persona que me dio el teléfono de otra persona que me dio el teléfono de Miriam, de Loppem, un pueblo junto a Brujas. Trabajé con ella en un par de ocasiones, y es una señora encantadora, así que tenía que intentar verla. Cuando hablé con ella se sorprendió, pues no me esperaba, pero enseguida me dijo el lugar y la hora en la que nos podiamos ver. Llegamos a Brujas. Entramos en la oficina de turismo de la estación, y Marie compró un mapa de la ciudad por 50 céntimos a una señora algo áspera. Antes de encontrarnos con Miriam dimos un paseo por la ciudad. Marie estaba encantada, pues tenía muchas ganas de ... read more
December 8th 2011
The ferry docks about 9.15am the next morning, and we actually meet our Scottish friends again at breakfast. They are feeling a bit worse for wear and say they didn’t get much sleep either due to the bad weather conditions. The drive to Brugge is quite simple and only takes us about half an hour. The problem is trying to find our hotel once we are there, as according to the sat nav it and the street it is on doesn’exist. We drive around in circles before Greg finally admits defeat and asks in the Novotel if they know where it is. They give him a map and directions and after that we find it in no time at all. The room is basic but clean and has a comfy bed, which is the most important ... read more
November 12th 2011
So on a Friday night after work, we set off for Brugge. It took us longer to get out of Paris then it did to drive to Brugge which actually isn't that far away. But due to the traffic we arrived at our hostel around midnight. We got straight into sampling Belgian beer and kicked off the weekend on a good note. The next morning we hired a couple of bikes and rode to Holland. A nice ride along some country roads and bicycle lanes. In Holland we had lunch and refreshed, then we rode back to Belgium, but this time along the coast. We took in some parks and a few port towns and then decided to try and find the way back to Brugge. Unfortunately this was harder and longer than what we had ... read more
Belgum Beers.. a lot of them..
Published: October 14th 2011Europe » Belgium » West Flanders » Brugge
October 13th 2011
Today we ventured out into Brugge to explore this qaint little town. We just picked a direction and walked, we explored some of the canals, the market square and Kaitlin inspected a lot of clothing shops.. :) After that we headed over to the Belguim chocolate factory to see what we wanted to try today.. We picked up about 15 chocolates and they were all yummy. After lunch we decided that we wanted to come back and watch the movie In Bruge. The movie was sort of depressing but it was funny at the same time especially since we were sitting in the city it was about. Once that was finished we decided to head out and just walk the streets randomly and take pictures. (we have attached a few). We started to head back to ... read more
October 2nd 2011
Wie wil komen uitzwaaien kan op woensdagmorgen om 8u30 in de ingang van station Dampoort in Gent! We vertrekken eerst met de bus van Eurolines richting Parijs. De tickets kosten €9,00 per persoon (enkele reis) - tip voor mensen die low budget willen reizen- Daar aangekomen zullen we een metro nemen naar ons jeugdhotel en Parijs nog wat verkennen. Het échte vertrek is de dag erna de 6e oktober, om 10u30 van Paris-Orly naar Christchurch. Tussenstop om 17u in Kuala Lumpur (Maleisië) en 3 uurtjes later opnieuw het vliegtuig op naar de eindbestemming. Totaal vluchtduur: 23 uur. ... read more
September 19th 2011
“If I grew up on a farm, and was retarded, Bruges might impress me but I didn't, so it doesn't.” - Colin Farrell (In Bruges) Bruges....what a city. Friendly people, great food (only in some places) and fantastic architecture. What did I do in Bruges? Walked and walked and walked some more. It’s great to get lost in this little gem of a city and even better if you pretend like you’re in the “dark ages”. I was also able to rent a bike and just ride all around the county. Riding through suburbs of some small towns feeling like I was a 12 year old kid again or through the woods past the old castles or through the dairy farms watching the horses and cattle. In Bruges, it doesn’t matter that the streets are flooded ... read more
September 18th 2011
Brugge is often described by many as the city of beer and chocolate, but there is more, much more to this unique place, there's waffles and frites as well. Oh, and did I mention, some of the most amazing and ornate historical buildings that you will ever see. It is no wonder that Brugge probably has one of the highest densities of tourists per square metre than anywhere else in the world. Having said that, I haven't been to Rome yet, but that report is still to come! The easy 35 klm ride in from Gent turned out to be closer to 40 and fairly tough as we had strong head and cross winds for the entire trip. Fred, our guide, does love a detour and, had we always travelled in a straight line, we would ... read more
September 5th 2011
Yesterday we had another day at sea, so me, mummy and daddy just chilled out and played (I think Mummy went swimming too which is mean because I'm not allowed to). Lots of bouncy, singing and more yummy food. That's about it for the day. Today we went into Bruges, Belguim. We all really liked this place (except the amount of tourists - but they aren't easily avoided when you are on a cruise!). I got to bounce around in my buggy A LOT on the copbbled paths, went on a tram ride for the first time and went on a really cool boat ride on canals around the city. We done lots of walking in the city, Mummy and Daddy said we weren't lost but I don't believe them! There were no tourists in some ... read more
September 2nd 2011
Hi Everyone! Sorry the blog posts have been super delayed! It's tough because we get back from work around 7, so once you eat and clean up it's like 8:30 - 9, so there's not much time! But I have to update everyone about my incredible trip to Belgium this past weekend!! So Kaitlyn, Gorana, Cresence and I left at 5:30 am (ugh.) and took the train from Arras to Lille, then Lille to Brussels, and then Brussels to Bruges, and we were there before 9:30! Not bad for stopovers and such. Then we beelined in for food so we didn't get too grumpy. I discovered that Europeans seemed to have an obsession with uncooked ground beef. My hamburger was done only medium when I went to Paris and I ordered a "Boeuf Basilic" sandwhich in ... read more
