Windmill

Bruges

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July 4th 2022
I took a cheap RyanAir flight from Zaragoza, met up with my partner Peggy in Brussels and caught the next train to Bruges, just an hour away. Bruges is a small city but swells from heavy tourism. It would be interesting to know how much of its popularity is a result of the movie In Bruges. The cobblestone streets wind along canals, over every type of drawbridge imaginable and through ... read more

Europe » Belgium » West Flanders » Bruges

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more