I remember you beating me to the top of the tower because there was no overtaking or was it because I felt so sick.
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I remember you beating me to the top of the tower because there was no overtaking or was it because I felt so sick.
The drunker we got, the more we thought that Daisy looked like Prince Harry. Beware the Malheur 12 I tell thee.
brighton_girl87
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- Jul 18, 2006
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That's why I'm thinking of doing a trip to Ghent.
Daffy Duck
Stop bloody moaning!
A day isn't enough. If it's not too cold, do the boat trip on the canals, then stop off for some waffles and hot chocolate.
The Christmas market is massive and a great experience.
Explore all the little side streets and you'll find yourself a terrific little restaurant somewhere with a roaring log fire,and do try the moules with frites and mayo.
They have a different beer for every day of the year and each beer has it's own style of glass.
It's a fabulous place and one of my favourite European cities.
The Christmas market is massive and a great experience.
Explore all the little side streets and you'll find yourself a terrific little restaurant somewhere with a roaring log fire,and do try the moules with frites and mayo.
They have a different beer for every day of the year and each beer has it's own style of glass.
It's a fabulous place and one of my favourite European cities.
Durlston
"You plonker, Rodney!"
Bruges does sound a lovely city. Have a nice break, Brightongirl87, x. 
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I went for the day in December a few years ago. There are lots of wooden huts in the main square selling Christmas goods. There is also an ice rink similar to the one in front of the Royal Pavilion at the moment. There is a market near the station car park which is huge. I recommend the Flemish stew (beef), and the moules, frites and mayo, as has already been mentioned. Chocolate and beer are musts as well.
vegster
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Oh dear, if, as Trufflehound suggests, Brugs Beertje is closed it will narrow your options a little. still, plenty of other small bars, try to avoid eating/drinking ( in fact avoid eating as it slows your drinking ) in any of the outlets on the square. If you have to eat, try the Flemish Beef stew. Mussels, even from Brussels are best avoided as a dicky tummy can make the trots between hostelries tricky. Beware of the local Frittes submerged under mayonaise @3,000Calories a portion which wll also slow your drinking.
Take a heavy duty shopping bag or two if you can as there is a smallish supermarket behind the main cathederal where you can stock up on beer to take home at very good prices.
Oh yes, and the De Halve Maan brewery is worth a look too, there you can sample the famous Brugge Zot... I believe the tour was about 30 Yds or so, an easy walk from the entrance to a decent table adjacent to the bar.
Top tips, draught Westmalle Dubbel, any of the Rochfort's and the local Zot at 6% provides a refreshing inter drink tipple.
Enjoy !
Take a heavy duty shopping bag or two if you can as there is a smallish supermarket behind the main cathederal where you can stock up on beer to take home at very good prices.
Oh yes, and the De Halve Maan brewery is worth a look too, there you can sample the famous Brugge Zot... I believe the tour was about 30 Yds or so, an easy walk from the entrance to a decent table adjacent to the bar.
Top tips, draught Westmalle Dubbel, any of the Rochfort's and the local Zot at 6% provides a refreshing inter drink tipple.
Enjoy !
brighton_girl87
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Cheers guys! I'm really looking forward to it now. I've been told to go to one bar in Ghent where one of the beers comes in such a special glass that they take one of your shoes and hoist it up to the ceiling as a deposit, to stop you from stealing it!
Wally Gould
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You must try......Blonde Leffe and Dunkel Leffe........liquid gold!!!
Plake
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Bruges is a bit like a theme park for grown ups that like beer and chocolate. And it's truly beautiful.
Definitely go on a boat tour but wrap up warm, they are like little open air skiffs. I think that 3 days is about right actually. If you want to get out for a bit you can hire a bike/tandem and go for a ride along the canals out to the countryside. Big wide cycle lanes and totally flat so easy going.
Museum of chocolate was alright but a bit lame. Best bit was stuffing the fresh chocolates.
Definitely go on a boat tour but wrap up warm, they are like little open air skiffs. I think that 3 days is about right actually. If you want to get out for a bit you can hire a bike/tandem and go for a ride along the canals out to the countryside. Big wide cycle lanes and totally flat so easy going.
Museum of chocolate was alright but a bit lame. Best bit was stuffing the fresh chocolates.
vegster
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You really must be joking ? Cycling ? Central Brugge is all cobble stones, how do you expect to control a bicycle with one hand on that surface while holding a chalice of something half decent in the other ? plus.... you are never more than 20 Yds from a beer in Brugge ... except while on a freezing boat.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attrac...de-Bruges_West_Flanders_Province.html#REVIEWS
Nice little folk musuem off the beaten track (but an interesting wander through the less frequented - less touristy- parts), with its own bar if open and resident black cat. I liked it alot.
Nice little folk musuem off the beaten track (but an interesting wander through the less frequented - less touristy- parts), with its own bar if open and resident black cat. I liked it alot.
felbridgeseagull
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I used to work with a beautiful Belgium ex ballerina called Sofie, she lived in Gent but I'm not giving you her address, go and see the castle and there are some great bars, watch out for the Rasberry beer!
have a BLAST.
have a BLAST.
Fourteenth Eye
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The Modfather
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Been a few times, a beautiful place to visit, you will love it
rouseytastic
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Went there early this year. Tip for beers. Stray slightly away from the main square better bars and cheaper. My tip is Bar Des Amis. Awesome little place
Trufflehound
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That's the Dulle Griet I mentioned above. It's on the Vrijdagmarkt.
Trufflehound
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Don't panic, Brugs Beertje only shuts for a couple of weeks in summer.
As alternatives my current 2nd favourite is the Poatersgat (Vlamingstraat 82), in a lovely old vaulted brick cellar (all right, so it smells a bit musty).
The Garre (in a tiny side alley halfway between the Markt and Burg squares) is definitely worth checking out - very atmospheric, albeit very much on the tourist trail.
For beer the more modern Cambrinus (Philipstockstraat 19) actually has a longer menu than the Brugs Beertje, but it's much less characterful, and if you go at a mealtime the staff can be a bit snotty if all you want to do is drink.
Some people may tell you about the Erasmus for beer. Don't bother. The old beery owner retired and it passed on to his non-beery son. As a result their beer menu dropped overnight from 250 to 20...
Another past beery favourite, Dickie's, is also now closed.
For tourism there's a new walk-through multi-media exhibit right on the main Markt square all about Bruge's medieval history that opened in September and should be worth checking out. I haven't been there yet, but I did have a meeting with some people from the Bruges tourist office in July and they kept banging on aout how good it was going to be... look here for more: Historium Brugge
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Brugge is a regular haunt for our family and a few others that appear on NSC. Stayed over for Christmas a few times and would willingly go back. From Calais it's about a 50 minute drive. Brugges itself is glorious but as others have stated it can be pricey on the main squares but the trick is to come off slightly and you will find loads of bars and restaurants where prices become reasonable. A good bar is one that will provide you with a menu that you can then choose your beer. Our favourite is the one that is just off the main square where the ice rink will be. It's very close to the small 'English' church and offers a HUGE variety of beer and the stew is good. Outside Brugge we have been to Ghent, Brussels and Ypres (the famous gate is amazing). Been to Tynecot which is the largest military cemetery (I believe) but you need a car for both. The sea is not a huge journey either and is worth a trip. Even drove into Holland one boxing day but it was practically closed for the day and then went back into Belgium which was.
If driving and need to lay car up for a while the cheapest option is the railway car park. I always dump mine there when in Brugge. About 2 Euros a day for secure parking.
They all speak English...try not to converse in French!!!
hope this helps.
If driving and need to lay car up for a while the cheapest option is the railway car park. I always dump mine there when in Brugge. About 2 Euros a day for secure parking.
They all speak English...try not to converse in French!!!
hope this helps.