After seeing the film 'In Bruges' with the delectable Colin
Farrell, I felt compelled to go to the place his character said might
impress him if he grew up on a farm and was retarded.
When I arrived in Bruges' town centre I felt as though I'd walked
into a fairy tale. Skinny gabled buildings are squashed
shoulder-to-shoulder into little squares and cobbled streets.
Lace makers sit on the side of the road and you can watch them
perform their craft for a coin donation, and little markets selling
antiques and other wares litter the streets.
I saw most of the sights - (The bell tower, the Kerk van de hoelig bloed, Michael Angelo's pieta, the nunnery etc) but the best you can do in Bruges is just
to wander the streets and take in the atmosphere of the Belgian gem.
Tips: Try the frites in the green caravans in front of the bell tower, hire bikes and ride around the town centre, laze by the river with a book (in summer), go ice skating (in winter).
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