We had a fairly early start, so that we could beat the crowds to Brugge which was successful to a certain point, but we were all really hungry so we needed to stop for breakfast. Heading into the city, we walked past a Chocolate and Beer shop which is the perfect comparison of Becky and I, and wouldn’t you know… the shop’s sign said JB. Naturally we had to take a picture.
After wandering a bit trying to find a place to eat, we settled on a place that had a breakfast special and we all sat down. Omelette for me and Strawberry Waffle for Kevin.
Scouting out ‘the spot’ in Brugge was harder than expected, which turned out to be a good thing as we were able to explore some old churches along the way. There were some really beautiful churches and a clock tower we were able to check out. By this time, the tour buses and masses of tourists had arrived to the city which is exactly the time we decided it was time to get out of there.
Stumbling upon a craft market on the way to the train allowed Becky and I to both purchase some jewelry followed by a stop at at street Belgium waffle shop. I will miss Belgium chocolate on everything when we leave tomorrow.
A quick train ride back to Gent — a quick bite to eat at souplounge and then we were off to climb all over the Gravensteen Castle. Kevin and I have explored a castle or two in our day, but this was Becky’s first one. It’s fun watching someone experience things for the first time… the little things that we take for granted now on castles amazed her and it reminded me of my first castle exploration in Europe. 🙂
At this point we were pretty spent, so Kevin and I came back to the apartment to get cleaned up and really spent the rest of the evening relaxing, eating and packing up. Paris is up next!
Oh… and in the middle of coming back to the apartment we had some ice cream finally.
