In Brugge

Well, the weather has dramatically improved and now we're complaining of the heat instead of the cold. As I type this, at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, it's 34 degrees at the house We're about to head to the neighbours for drinks while the boys have a swim. 

Thursday, we did the 30-minute drive to Brugge  (pronounced BROO-geh in Flemish and r-r-roll the 'r').

We'd heard it was beautiful, but it surpassed any expectation. Truly a spectacular city. Because we're so close, we're going to make another trip or two, so Thursday was more of a recon mission. We decided to start with a tour of the city by boat.

Buildings lining Brugge's famous Markt

A postcard view around every corner

 

We followed the canal tour with a patio beverage while the kids played their Nintendo DS games.

After a cold drink, we split up. Moi took the boys to a chocolate factory while I went on a tour of the Half Moon Brewery. Moi claims her tour was sweltering but being inside a brewery on the hottest day of the year sure worked up a thirst. Good tour, but it could have been 20 minutes instead of 45. Hardly had time to throw back the complimentary beer before rushing back to meet the family. It was a fun day and we look forward to exploring Brugge further next week.

Eric in front of the Stadhuis