Walking around Brugge 1

Walking around Brugge

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October 16th 2008
We spent our first day in Brugges just walking around the city. Lots of cobblestone streets, canals and little bridges and old buildings, a very beautiful town! We saw Michaelangelo's 'Maddonna and the child' statue in a church and ate frites and some belgium chocolates. Everybody seems to ride a bike and smoke and the locals are all very friendly (unlike Paris...)! ... read more

Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Saint-Raphael » Brugge

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