In Bruges
09.03.2009 - 09.04.2009
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From Amsterdam we took the train to Bruges via Brussels. In Brussels we got off of the train and wandered around for a little bit. Long enough to grab a Belgian waffle.
And checked out the main square. Here's a little video that we took, hopefully it will work (since this is the first time we're trying to put one on our blog):
After about an hour we got back on the train to Bruges. As soon as we exited the train station in Bruges we were welcomed by our host (Andre) of the B&B we were staying at. It was awesome, he picked us up right from the train station and drove us to the B&B. He took us to our room, gave us a map and bus tickets (if we wanted to take a bus into town, or else it was about a 3km walk) and pointed out some recommendations of places to see, eat, etc on the map. It was so great to have such personal service. As soon as we got all of our stuff situated in our room we walked into town.
It was right around suppertime so we went looking for a good place to eat, but it was kinda weird everything was shutting down. There were only a couple of places still open and serving food. We ended finding a really good place, though it was a bit expensive. We shared some shrimp, coconut curry pasta, and some soup. And of course we tried some of the local brews.
The next day we walked into town again (no need to take the bus, the walk was really nice). We found the main square (we remember from the movie) and decided to climb the Belfry Tower. 
We climbed up 366 stairs to get to the top to overlook the city
They had some beautiful canals, and had tours going through them, but right when we were trying to decided whether or not to go on the tour it started pouring rain, so that pretty much made up our minds.
Here's a pic along a canal:
Here's a pic in front of the town hall, with a horse drawn carriage going by.
Later in the day we made our way to the only surviving brewery in the city of Bruges and took a tour. They are using the latest in technology to brew their beer, but they took us throughout the whole facility where they used to brew the beer so many years ago. Below is a picture of Darren in front of a case of Belgian Beer glasses. The Belgians take their beer so seriously that every single kind of beer they make deserves to be in its own special glass.
We also of course had to try some delicious Belgian chocolates yum!
Posted by crantravel 09.13.2009 13:20 Archived in Belgium
You guys miss ice in your drinks yet?
09.16.2009 by Justin Barth