So Robert left off his story about our journey on telling you that we went for dinner at Subway. That was on Saturday night. On Sunday morning, we all went to church in the morning (they actually go to church in Heerlen, Holland) and started our drive back after the first meeting.
This time, we had a chance to stop in Brugge, Belgium.
I felt like Brugge deserved its own post this time, although our visit to this beautiful city was merely three or four hours long. Everyone talks about Brugge here, it’s well known for being a touristy architecturally appealing place with much to see. We braved the cold and the wind and decided to explore the city.
One main lesson learned for the future is that it doesn’t do any good for a family like ours to just say, “Let’s go to that town” and not do research about what to see and what different buildings are (I guess Robert and I agreed on that judging from his story about Gent). Our goal was to find the Ice Sculpture festival that just opened in Brugge that weekend. So we parked by the train station in a huge multi story parking lot. First time parking at a garage where it tells you on each level how many spots are available! AND as you are looking at rows and rows of cars, you can see green and red lights signifying where you have empty or taken spots. Great ideas!
It was getting dark (it was only 4 pm) as we found our way back to the parking garage. Apparently, we were supposed to print out our parking ticket and pay for parking BEFORE we walked back to the car and tried to get out of it…Yes, it was a bit embarrassing for us and inconvenient for the line of cars behind us as we had to back out from the exit from the garage and go pay our ticket outside. Next time we’ll know, right?
All in all, from what we saw even in such a short trip, Brugge looks wonderful! I am sure it has some amazing views when the weather is warmer. We should definitely come back here
.
Bye for now,
Lyana
This time, we had a chance to stop in Brugge, Belgium.
I felt like Brugge deserved its own post this time, although our visit to this beautiful city was merely three or four hours long. Everyone talks about Brugge here, it’s well known for being a touristy architecturally appealing place with much to see. We braved the cold and the wind and decided to explore the city.
One main lesson learned for the future is that it doesn’t do any good for a family like ours to just say, “Let’s go to that town” and not do research about what to see and what different buildings are (I guess Robert and I agreed on that judging from his story about Gent). Our goal was to find the Ice Sculpture festival that just opened in Brugge that weekend. So we parked by the train station in a huge multi story parking lot. First time parking at a garage where it tells you on each level how many spots are available! AND as you are looking at rows and rows of cars, you can see green and red lights signifying where you have empty or taken spots. Great ideas!
Anyway, as we sort of aimlessly wandered around Brugge, discovering the beauty of Belgian architecture, we really wished we knew more about what we were seeing. Trying to soak in the city’s feel, we took it easy, got some fantastic baguette sandwiches at a café: 
Tasted “the best hot chocolate” (and it was fantastic!):
Although Mark burnt his little tongue…
And decided to wonder around some more…
We walked
And walked…
And walked…
Crossed some beautiful canals deciding to come back when it’s warmer…
Walked a bit more…wishing we had a tour guide…
Finally we asked around about where the Ice Sculptures Festival was being held (it was easy to do because everyone seems to speak English around here). Found the place and then found out how much it would cost…by then we had only an hour maybe an hour and a half at the most to spare before we had to leave Brugge and be on time for our train. It was going to cost us over $60 to see it, so we decided against it…it was supposed to be so impressive with all Harry Potter/Hobbit themed sculptures…but oh well.
Instead, we walked some more…this time wishing we brought Mark’s stroller…It’s just so beautiful here.
And finally, a sweet treat would cheer up any kid—we stopped by at a pastry shop and got some Belgian waffles for the kids.
All in all, from what we saw even in such a short trip, Brugge looks wonderful! I am sure it has some amazing views when the weather is warmer. We should definitely come back here
.Bye for now,
Lyana
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