In Bruges

Yesterday, we didn't have any special plans, so I decided to go to Bruges! It's a small yet beautiful city just an hour by train from Brussels. It's not without reason the city is called "the Venice of the North", it's a charming town with small canals and bridges, cobbled streets and great architecture. I saw Basilica of the Holy Blood, The Minnewater lake, The Belfry tower, Church of Our Lady, Beguinage, The Town Hall and the Market. I also went to a wonderful free harp concert with Luc Vanlaere! Everything he played was self composed and all of his songs had their own interesting story.

I also tried out Belgian Waffles for the first time and they were way sweeter than expected! In fact they were utterly different from the Norwegian ones. The Belgian waffle had a layer of sugar inside of the waffle, instead of on top as what I'm used to. Besides, it didn't have the typical waffle-taste but it wasn't too bad!

 

There are small and charming chocolate-and waffle shops everywhere in the town!

  Next up is Amsterdam!