Brugge

 We have spent the day wandering about this fabulous old port town. Absolutely brimming with history and full of tourists too. 

First up we wandered off to find a laundromat. After this chore we spied a handmade shoe shop across the road. A little bit poorer we came away and wondered at the wisdom of these rash purchases, mainly because we have nowhere to put them. Still we reasoned the weather is cooler now so we will be wearing more clothes so more room in the bags. We’ll see. 

Another little issue is my cellphone has decided to go on the blink. It’s not really charging. We found a repair shop after a long walk but they couldn’t look at it today and they reckon it’s pretty sick. 

Robyn got stuck in a lift yesterday in the hotel in Antwerpen ( her worst nightmare) so we are wondering if the holiday gods are telling us it’s time to head south. 

Anyway we have had a lovely day taking in the sights.

Stopped for a wee treat at this bakery. Back to lettuce leaves next week! 

We did go into a very impressive Salvador Dali exhibition. He sure must have been an interesting character but certifiable crazy in our view. He did well financially out of it though. 


We also visited a lovely little Basilica called the Church of the Holy Blood. It was first built in the 11th century and what it lacks in size it makes up for in ornamentation.  Beautiful. 


People lined up  to view a relic that was overseen by a priest. After a few seconds of silent prayer most of them blessed themselves and hopefully gained something spiritual from the experience. 

We decided to adjourn to a bar overlooking the town square for refreshment and to watch the world pass by for a while. 

A small siesta at the hotel before venturing out for dinner and to take photos of the place lit up after dark. 







A nice way to end our time in Europe. Tomorrow we head back to Blighty. 


Getting ready for the Christmas crowd. 


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