In Bruges

In Bruges

I’m just going to clear the air now, as so many have asked when I say that I visited Bruges. No, I’ve not seen the movie, so aptly titled, In Bruges. I’ve been told it’s a must watch, so it will go on my list of to-sees after I’ve seen the city in person!

Today was an extremely long train travel day. Colchester to Liverpool Station, the tube to Kingscross, the Eurostar from St. Pancreas to Brussels, and then Belgium train from Brussels to Bruges. Having had to stand with my luggage on the hour long ride from Brussels to Bruges, I was pooped, yet I let the cab driver convince me to just walk the 20 minutes to my hotel. Bad. Idea. But I made it to my cute little hotel which straddles the line of inner city and outer city and is on a quaint little canal. Below is the view from the window of my (very large!) hotel room.

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Even though it was later in the evening, I wanted to take advantage of the very little hour-ish of sunlight I had left, so I dropped my stuff, freshened up slightly, and headed out on my way to explore as best I could. Finding my way to city centre was easy, thanks to GPS! No time to waste on getting lost tonight.

An interesting story about the Belfry of Bruges (pictured on the left) is that was built in stages over the medieval years (from 1240 all the way to the 1700s), and you can see the different types of stone material used for each stage of the tower.

“In the market-place of Bruges stands the belfry old and brown;Thrice consumed and thrice rebuilded, still it watches o’er the town.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

To think that I’m staring at a building and tower first built in the 1200s is mind blowing, and I’m also incredibly excited that standing in this square also means that I’ve checked another UNESCO World Heritage Site off my list! Once the sun started setting and I continued to wander, the canals died down and the reflections afforded me some wonderful views. I do love canal cities, this is my second one, after having visited Venice in 2016. Since it was also dinner time, there were less people milling around that also allowed me to take my time to get some great shots in such a short period of time before darkness fell.



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