Cute Medieval Bruges

August 24th
2009
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We spent one night and most of two days in Bruges, Belgium.  Unfortunately, we chose the WRONG time to go – it was a Saturday and Sunday and completely overrun with tourists.  The main streets were packed and it just wasn’t very pleasant.  However, we found the town totally adorable, and just one or two streets off the main drag was empty and completely charming.  We also had a great time trying all the ‘typical’ Belgium food and drink… waffles, fries with mayo, AMAZING chocolate, and beer.  Yummy.  All in all, I would definitely recommend Bruges to others, but please do not go on a summer weekend, it kind of ruined the place for us.  I can imagine being there on a quiet weekday and just falling in love with the place.

Canal ride in Bruges, Belgium
Bell Tower
Canal in Bruges
Medieval Architecture in Bruges
Michelangelo\'s Madonna and Child
Cool back streets
Pretty canal in Bruges
Burg Square with church from 12th Century
Bell Tower - we climbed up to the top!
Alonna, Ben, Mom at the top of the Bell Tower
View of Bruges
Walking on a quiet side street
Our cute hotel

08.23 - Belgium, 2009

2 Comments

  1. Eric Lipari
    08/24/2009

    I completely concur. When I went during a weekend in April, I had the same experience. A ton of tourists on the main drags, but empty on the off beaten paths. But still a nice, quaint city.

  2. Clay
    09/03/2009

    Cool Pictures! I recognize a lot of the buildings from a movie a watched recently. I think it was called “In Bruges” and was a dark comedy. Actually one of the main scenes occurred in and around the bell tower!