Blogs from Brugge, Saint-Raphael, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 19

Sorry for the obscure title, but it kept popping into my head as i wandered around Brugge, smelling all the waffles. Its from Shrek if anyone was wondering. Brugge was an interesting town, full of lots of different smells...not all good let me assure you. There was a big town square and as we were in Belgium I thought it pertinent to go to a chocolate museum. Found out about the history of chocolate and all that jazz, saw some wicked chocolate sculptures but i was waiting for the end. We watched a chocolatier make some chocolates and then we got to taste them..yum! The hostel we stayed at was pretty ordinary with the toilest being down a flight of stairs and through the bar....so good luck to you if had to use the bathroom when ... read more

We had a full day. Another tower to climb, another town hall to look at with another gothic/medieval hall, and more churches. The weather was freaky today, threatening to rain. windy. and then the sun would shine We did a lot of window shopping and of course had to decide where to eat dinner. I found ONE place in all of Brugge that sells Pepsi..talk about a backward country!! We leave for Switzerland in the morning...it's going to be a long travel day, we'll spend the night in Bern and then on to the Alps, don't know when we'll be near an internet again. (9days to go...don't know where the time has gone...I have memories and stories for a lifetime.... read more

well it is kick ass in brugge lots of really nice people wicked bars and mostly all the people speak english to whitch is nice. Ffound a guitar that sean and i are gonna buy for 30 euros its ok not the best but it will do. Cool little bar went to last night everyone there was partyin for there last night cuz they graduated from french/english so that was cool met lots of awsome people. The keyboards on these computers are fucked all the letters are in different spots and drives me nuts, and takes for ever to write anything so im out peace guys and check in. oh yeah got another sick bar to go to tonight for friday night they are only open for 2 months and they just opened yesterday so its ... read more

"If you iz watching dis in da UK, you may remember me from da telly. If you iz in Belgium... you iz living in a shit hole." - Ali G, Ali G Indahouse (2002) Buoyed by having successfully completed my Search for the Truth About the Fries, I decided to undertake a little quest to see if I could solve another one of life´s enduring mysteries: Is Belgium - home of the waffle, Tintin, and Hercule Poirot - indeed a shit hole as Ali G proclaimed? Inspired by the famous portly Belgian detective, and with camera, notebook and my trusty Acme Shit Hole Detector 2006 in tow I set off in search of the Truth. Leaving The Hague, I boarded my train and headed for Antwerp, one of the major centres for the world diamond trade, ... read more

Matt: Belgium didn’t really impress Ed and me the last time we were there, five years ago. Looking back, I remember it more as this hazy void between the beauty of Berlin and the debauchery of Amsterdam (or as nine hours of my life that I’ll never get back). And so when a few of our friends suggested that we take a weekend in Brugge, I was less than enthusiastic! My doubts eased however when I started reading some articles on the place. Brugge seems to be known for four of my favourite things: Chocolate, Canals, Cuteness and Belgian Beer. Picturing myself consuming chocolate while cruising down a cute canal, sipping Belgian beer (try saying that fast 10 times), I relented. Our journey started on Friday afternoon at Waterloo where we picked up our car for ... read more