Travel to Belgium

We started the day by visiting the Van Gogh museum which was pretty cool. None of us realised he was only 37 when he died, and he shot himself……...he achieved so much in his short, troubled life.

We have also finally figured out the trams after an anxious/hilarious incident where we couldn’t get off and missed two stops 😂😂 It was quite the public spectacle.

We’ve loved every minute of Amsterdam and saw so much in the time we were here. Fancy being here for both tulip season and Kings Day. We are so incredibly lucky.

Our first Eurostar has been a success too! We found our seats and connections and the train guard was very impressed that we had activated our passes correctly too.

3 hours later we arrived at our gorgeous hotel in Bruges. The rooms are gorgeous and we have a fair bit more space than we did in the hostel which isn’t hard (although we actually really enjoyed our time there).

What an enchanting place Bruges is!! Holy moly, everywhere we turn is another photo opportunity. Cobbled streets, gorgeous shops (half of which are chocolatiers), and beautiful restaurants and bars.
After a delightful dinner, we decided to do a horse and cart ride around town!

The clipperty clop of the horses on the cobblestones just added to the whole experience.

We stopped partway for the horses to rest, eat, and drink whilst we had a bit of a wander near the old convent.

More canals and flowers and lights and just…….magical and extremely picturesque. A brilliant start to our adventures here.

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