FUN-travel: Belgium – Gent & Bruges

October 27, 2011 by · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Belgium – Gent & Bruges 

Day 29 – Wednesday, October 12 –  Drive to Gent, Belgium – weather same as yesterday, overcast w/afternoon rain  – high 60’s

Gent

  • Depart 11:00 for Gent – arrive 1:00 – have no good map & no clear street signs (imagine that)
  • cap/latte break for directions to TI
  • get map of walking tour – pretty impressive cathedral, belfry & castle
  • need to get back to car – only paid for two hrs pkg – get totally turned around (lost) because there’s two rivers – go back to TI & retrace steps

FUN-food Dinner – Auberge de la Roseraie – (Belgium food) – cream soup in shot glass & toasted baguette w/2 different olive tapenades for starters included in meal – salmon tartar – mushroom casserole appetizers –  gambas (scampi on steroids) w/creamy risotto (since it’s all French to me this is best guess what we ate) – food just so-so & expensive again – no more Belgium food!

FF (FUN-facts) – having an IPod for music in the car is the best!

Day 30 – Thursday, October 13 –  Drive to Bruges, Belgium – clouds turn to full sun – YEAH! – low 40’s – high 50’s

  • depart 9:30 to meet @ Mary’s (10 minute drive)
  • depart Mary’s 10:45 – arrive Bruges 12:15
  • drive around for 45 minutes attempting to find free parking
  • park on street for 30 minutes to feed baby Elizabeth
  • meeting Laurent & having trouble getting out of city center (too many one ways) give up and park in garage
  • 2:00 – meet up w/everyone in the main square

Bruges Boat Ride

FUN-food Lunch – Central – we order fish & chips, tomato soup, Duval beer – food mediocre and over priced at best – Laurent ordered pizza & it was good – 200 euro

    • Celebrate Alexander’s 6th birthday! – Belgium waffle w/ice cream, chocolate sauce, strawberries & whipped cream
    • stroll through city & shops

Celebrating Alexander's Birthday

  • take 30 minute canal boat ride
  • find ‘t Brugs Beertje – over 300 beers
  • 7:00 Chocolate store stop
  • depart 7:45 – dusk arrives with a full bright moon!
  • arrive Lasne 9:15

FUN-food Dinner – Mary has left over tofu chili – yummy!

FF – parking in garage = more freedom! (eliminates worry of feeding meter )