We took a bus into Brugge today. It is a cute little town on a canal. The trees, cobble stone paths and canal give it quite a romantic feeling. We took a walking tour which began at the Lake of Love, so named because couples like to meet there for a quiet getaway.
We visited a church in town that is said to have a napkin that contains the blood and sweat of Christ. It was very quiet inside and the statuary within gave it an ominous tone. It felt a little creepy and was my least favorite of the churches we have seem so far.
We took a canal cruise shortly after our walking tour. Our captain was quite a character. He had a heavy accent and loved to roll his 'r's'. He took every chance to use words containing them.
One of the banks of the canal was the home to the most swans I've ever seen in one place. It was an amazing sight. There were also several mother ducks and ducklings scattered throughout grassy areas of the town.
We had lunch at a Brewery called Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan, with Bob, Nick, Lee, Joanne and Evelyn. Everyone seemed to like their meals. I had penne pasta with the most flavorful sundried tomatoes I've ever tasted, and pesto. It was great.
I also had a great ice cream cone on our walk back to the main square. It was tiramisu...yum!
It rained on our bus ride back to Brussels. Everything was so green.
On a side note, I finished my book, Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn. It's a fantasy set in Japan following the story of a young man who is the only survivor after his village is destroyed and a girl who is held hostage by a warlord. It's part one in a trilogy, I can't wait to read book two. Definitely a page turner. Highly recommended.
I also finally got some pictures uploaded and linked to the blog. So revisit some of the previous entries to take a look.
Tomorrow we're off to Paris!!!!!
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