Blogs from Saint-Raphael, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 5

Geo: 51.2094, 3.22523"If I'd grown up on a farm and was retarded, Bruges might impress me, but I didn't, so it doesn't." - In Brugeslol, one of the more awesome quotes from the movie In Bruges. If you like dark comedy, I completely reccomend it. It's hilarious. We happened to watch it at our hostel in Bled, Slovenia. Obviously the character doesn't like Bruges very much, but it's funny all the same. I liked Bruges. I think I liked Ghent MORE, but I still liked Bruges. Unfortunately, I was in allergy hell at the time, so I definitely didn't enjoy it as much as I could have. My allergies got back when we were leaving Ghent, and I just got insanely bad in Bruges for some reason. Must have a lot of grasses or something. I ... read more

So now for Brugge / Bruges / any other way you want to spell it!! Interesting place this. Old moated city in Belgium with cobbled streets and museums and galleries laid on. The buildings are fascinating and the Dutch influence is obvious to me – and I am looking for Flemish influence – but I wouldn’t know where to start. Plenty of churches and horse drawn vehicles for the tourists but still many cars to be more of a nuisance than anything else. I am amazed that the place can exist with 3 and even 4 languages – as there are many British here at the moment. Interestingly, the population seems to swell during the day with day trippers and they all seem to disappear during the evening. Makes it relatively easy to arrange an evening ... read more

Sunday 6 March 2011 Going down to breakfast each morning has been a great way to start the day: the room is tastefully decorated, we've had good company, and we've really enjoyed the soothing classical music (in stark contrast to the 'worst of the 80s' that we were subjected to in Vianden). This morning, our hostess Annemie suggested that since we like walking, we might like the short hike (7km each way) to the nearby mediaeval village of Damme. This is where the ships to Brugge used to enter the canal system before the sea channel (the Zwin) silted up. Most of the walk is along the big canal (the former Reie River) - straight (apart from one tiny bend) and flat - certainly an easy one! Once out of Brugge/Bruges, the path is local traffic ... read more

We vertrekken bijna naar Zuid-Amerika! Afscheidsfeestje zaterdag 30oktober in Café De Vetten Os in Brugge. Thema: JUNGLE! Vamos! Coralie Floor Line ... read more

Hello there! Its been a while since I’ve updated my blog, mostly because we haven’t been anywhere worth mentioning. This month however saw me being treated to a lovely birthday present by Jaime - a trip to Brugge! We boarded the Pride of Brugge ferry in Hull (UK) on Sunday 10th in the early evening and a calm overnight crossing saw us arriving in the port of Zeebrugge. A short coach trip later and we were enjoying out first glimpses of beautiful Brugge. Cobbled streets, horse drawn carriages, beautiful swan filled canals and numerous delicious chocolate shops left us having a wonderful day - not to mention the amazing churches, 17th century bridges and stunning town buildings The only downside was that we didn’t get to stay longer as there was just so much to explore. ... read more