In Bruges

Up early for a short walk around the corner to our local bus stop for a short trip to the train in new town. After arriving in London, we went to St. Pancras for our Eurostar to Brussels. A smooth (and exactly on time) trip, we transferred from the international to the intercity terminal for our fully loaded 1 hour train to Bruges. A long day of travel but trains always make it seem so much easier. After dropping our bags early at our Airbnb, we walked to old town Bruges for a very late lunch at a local street food place before our reserved walk up the famous Belfort (main town belfry, featured in the movie ‘In Bruges’). We made a quick circle through the town square Christmas market before taking the 366 winding stairs to the top of the belfry. It was a cold day (and night) but beautiful views over Bruges. From there we went back to the Christmas market for some hot chocolate and mulled wine. We then found the palace Christmas tree that we could see from the belfry before wandering around for dinner. We finally found a table at our third stop and had a yummy dinner including chili, lasagna and croque madame. From dinner, we rushed home in the cold to our very pink flat. Tomorrow we will get some time to enjoy Brugge in the daylight. For now, time to rest!Read more