Monday was our last day in Paris, we spent the morning doing a bit of souvenir shopping, sending postcards and generally just taking it slow. In the afternoon we boarded our train heading towards Brugge (the Venice of the North), and a quick 2 ½ hours later we were there. Near the end of our ride we got to talking with a very nice older Australian couple whom were sitting across from us, Chris & Sue. Apparently the younger of their 2 sons finally moved out of the house to attend Uni and they decided to take a casual 1-2 month trip, no real plan, just seeing where the wind takes them. As they had no plan they also had no reservations, so we offerred to share a taxi with them to see if our hotel had any vacancies, which they did. We said goodnight to them assuming we’d eventually run into them again in the small town.
I should let you know that even before our trip started, Dani and I agreed to try as many different Belgium & Germany beers as possible….. I should also let you know that she is much more of a beer drinker than I, so of course I grimaced at the idea but decided to give it a go. More on this later.
The next morning we were awoken by 11 loud rings of the bell from the nearby belltower. I thought to myself, I wonder why there were 11 rings because it’s surely not 11 o’clock right now… but true enough it was. After all those days on the run in Paris our bodies finally gave in and made us rest. When we finally got going it was around noon. Our first order of business was to take a walk around the city and find some waffles! Dani opted for waffles with cherries and whipped cream while I splurged on strawberries with ice cream ;-) We sat there for a bit and people watched, something we both enjoy. Afterwards we hit the shops and picked up our first 5 bottles of beer and some chocolates. We decided to drop the items off at the hotel before making our way to the boat tour (but not before trying a few beers first). The tour lasted only 30 minutes and was not worth the time or money as we had already seen most the sites on foot that day. The rest of the day was spent seeing the various sites and enjoying some frites (fries) Belgium is apparently the birth place of fries… not France as most Americans think. It’s actually bit of a sore spot as we were told to not ask for ‘French’ Fries in town ;-)
I should let you know that even before our trip started, Dani and I agreed to try as many different Belgium & Germany beers as possible….. I should also let you know that she is much more of a beer drinker than I, so of course I grimaced at the idea but decided to give it a go. More on this later.
The next morning we were awoken by 11 loud rings of the bell from the nearby belltower. I thought to myself, I wonder why there were 11 rings because it’s surely not 11 o’clock right now… but true enough it was. After all those days on the run in Paris our bodies finally gave in and made us rest. When we finally got going it was around noon. Our first order of business was to take a walk around the city and find some waffles! Dani opted for waffles with cherries and whipped cream while I splurged on strawberries with ice cream ;-) We sat there for a bit and people watched, something we both enjoy. Afterwards we hit the shops and picked up our first 5 bottles of beer and some chocolates. We decided to drop the items off at the hotel before making our way to the boat tour (but not before trying a few beers first). The tour lasted only 30 minutes and was not worth the time or money as we had already seen most the sites on foot that day. The rest of the day was spent seeing the various sites and enjoying some frites (fries) Belgium is apparently the birth place of fries… not France as most Americans think. It’s actually bit of a sore spot as we were told to not ask for ‘French’ Fries in town ;-)
With the few beers we purchased and the few beers we had while on the town, our beer count for the day was up to 9. I didn’t mention it before but we also decided to rate each beer based on our own personal taste. I’ll be posting the beers & ratings soon.
1 comment:
After checking out your photos, I so wish I had some Belgian beer and chocolate right now!
Anxious to read the beer ratings...
Amy
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