A Quick Trip to Oostende

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So it's still Saturday, the second day of my time in Belgium. It's about 3:30 or 4:00 in the afternoon. I've been touring Brugge all day, there's only about an hour or two of light left...what to do next? Hop a train to Oostende. Oostende is a port city on the North Sea and it is very close to Brugge (everything is close to everything in Belgium). I thought the town was great. Didn't spend much time there, just long enough to walk down to the beach, dip my hand in the North Sea (just to say I did), and walk back to the train station. On the way back to the station we did manage to stumble upon a row of stands selling fairly cheap seafood...it was awesome. Again, I won't go into too much detail. I'll just show you the pictures.

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Photos

The Train Station
This is the train station in Oostende.

First View of Oostende
This is the scene when you walk out of the train station in Oostende.

A Big Church in Oostende
It really isn't uncommon to find large Gothic churches all over the place.

A Big Ship
I like big machines. I was thrilled when I saw this.

The Yacht Club
Can I join?

The Pier
Here's Caroline with the pier in the background.

Me on the Beach
It may have been cold, but the sunset more than made up for it.

The Seafood Stand
This was great. I haven't made it back yet, but don't worry, I will.

The Meal
Here's what we ended up having for dinner (not counting the assorted fried items we had eaten just before).

Comments

[Mom]

Your travels
Brian it's amazing - the architecture is so beautiful! Thank you for taking this adventure and for insisting that I get my passport - April can't get here soon enough

[Ryan]

Nice!!!
Brian, It looks like a great adventure. Thanks for posting your pictures to share with us. I'm getting my passport papers together this week.

[Steven]

live here
I live here in Ostend, and was surprised by all the nice comments you wrote on our city. Thanks. Still a lot of other stuff to discover along our short coast. Nieuwpoort (New Port) is more beautiful than Ostend. Greets, Steven