FUN-travel: Belgium – Gent & Bruges
October 27, 2011 by Susan Clarke · 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 )