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- 1 mar 2023, 20:29
- 🌙 2 °C
- Altitudine: 10 m
- BelgioFlandersBruggeHet Brugse Ommeland51°12’33” N 3°13’42” E
Spring in our step
1 marzo 2023, Belgio ⋅ 🌙 2 °C
First day of spring here and the weather turned it on. Bright blue skies for miles. We took full advantage and climbed to the top of the bell tower- 366 steps! It was windy, and tiny, and queasy-inducing for me… but the view was beautiful. It is the second tallest brick man made structure in Europe (beaten only by the cathedral in Cologne- the first place I ever experienced a gripping fear of heights… today was ironically the second…) there are 47 bells in the bell tower, and they seem to chime constantly. They used to be a way for the townsfolk to know what time of day it was (a different chime for wake up, start of the work day, lunchtime etc).
We dragged the girls through a couple of beautiful churches and a Cathedral that was jaw dropping (it’s hard to appreciate how amazing these buildings are when you have seen 748 other spectacular churches in the last 10 days…) but the girls lit another candle. There is a lot of talk over here about the war, and how unsettled things seem. A lot of white ribbons on doors- signifying the want of peace. It’s a stark contrast to how idilic it all feels to us.
We went to a very small but significant church here in Bruges, that holds the relic for a supposed piece of parchment with Christ’s blood on it. For a couple of hours each day that display the relic in a vacuum tube and you can walk past and have a look. The whole atmosphere, whether you are religious or not, is quite humbling, and feels like a very sacred space. The girls were fascinated, and asked lots of very intelligent questions that we could not answer (future Google time needed…)
We finished off the day with another religious experience- the brewery museum. A very well done interactive museum that even the girls enjoyed. Auds got her photo on the big screen in the accompanying pub (a blurry photo will be attached 😄) and the man told us the legal age to drink beer here is 16! (All other alcohol 18…).
A traditional dinner of Flemish stew, rabbit and a fish stew (all waaaY better than they sound). We will be sad to leave here tomorrow. It is utterly beautiful.Leggi altro
Kay Sullivan Your photos are stunning. We feel the need to return to Belgium. I can guarantee that you next holiday won't be as spectacular
Viaggiatore You need to come back!!!!!!! Hahaha no worries- it will be just as memorable 😂
Viaggiatore It’s gorgeous!