A walk along the Dijver

More Bruges! I love it!

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June 4th 2015
We started out with a city tour from a local tour guide and it was amazing! We then took a canal tour, had actual Belgium waffles (super delicious!) went for some beers, cheese croquettes, more beer, ice cream cones, and more beers! I LOVE it over here!! I had no idea how much Spanish influence there was over here. At least 200 years of Spanish rule. We saw the house (I should say palace) where th ... read more

Europe » Belgium

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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