~Bruges~

So we are a little behind in Blogging. The second Saturday here in Brussels we went to Bruges but we just never got around to writing about it.

~Bruges~

We traveled with three other interns from Jason's work: Matt and Erin from Utah, and Aleksandra who is from Poland. Pretty awesome group!

It was a fun and relaxing trip. Aleksandra gave me a run for my money in the picture taking department. She took tons of pictures :) I loved it because usually I am the photo fanatic. Poor Jason, I think he was maxed out by the end of the day. But we have some fun pictures between the two of us.

Once you get off the train you can see the Belfry tower in the distance. Which is great for direction impaired people like me. If you walk towards that you'll end up in the Market Square. It looks like it could come right out of a history book. They were setting up for an evening concert, but unfortunately we couldn't stay for it. The nice thing about Bruges is that it has a "old time" and "chill" feeling. There's enough to see, but we just enjoyed wandering around and window shopping.

My favorite thing we did was the boat tour around the canals. A boat tour is a perfect way to see Bruges if you ask me. You get to relax and have someone point out all the famous sites. Our tour guide was amazing! He first asked what languages he had on his boat. Then he did the tour in French, English, and German. I think Europe has a huge advantage and push to speak more than one language. Everyone we meet knows at least two or three languages. I feel out of place being only fluent in English. At least Jason has Japanese, not that it helps him much here.

Bruges, like Brussels, are famous for their chocolate, lace, waffles, and beer. In Bruges they have a 'Beer Wall' that shows all the different flavors and their collector cup. Didn't realize there were so many different kinds.

I learned that one popular Belgium flavor is the cherry flavored beer. Which according to Erin is good. We met up with Aleksandra's friend and grabbed a drink. I learned that grabbing a drink sounds deceiving. It sounds like a quick thing but, one glass of beer can take up to an hour to drink depending on how much you talk. Needless to say I drank my water too fast, but had a blast talking with everyone. It was good practice for couchsurfers.