Bruges

August 19, 2019

We heard great things about Bruges, mainly it was better than Brussels. I do admit, there is some charm. But like many European cities, people know! And they come! It was crowded in Bruges or as the Belgians say Brugge.

Our goal was to take a canal tour and eat Belgian waffles. That was easy because there is plenty to go around, even though it was crowded. First the waffles. Conventional wisdom is we eat at a waffle stand which was the cheapest way to enjoy a Belgian waffle. But Malia wanted to have a sit down meal. I told her expect the prices to increase, and it did, triple the amount. We could have got a waffle for €4.50 instead we paid over €10 for a waffle. Malia is her own person. The waffle had so much calories, but the taste was out of this world. The whip cream and Belgian chocolate was a 10 out of 10. Michelle had a bacon sandwich waffle or like BLT and that was excellent, although it cost €14. I had my cappuccino, just like the Hudson Hawk. We also found out that there are 2 types of Belgian Waffle, the Brussels waffle and Liège waffle. The Brussels waffle is standard, the Liège waffle was more chewy and had rounded edges.

Second the canal tour. It cost us €40 for a family of 4. I thought that was cheap, but soon found out that was pricey. The canal tour was 40 minutes and our tour guide who could speak 3 languages just did a cookie cutter tour. It went something like, "this building was built in the 17th century, and that building was built in the 18th century", nothing spectacular. It was a beautiful boat tour.

Bruges was nice, I ain't going to lie. But we soon find out that the other cities in Belgium offer just as much if not more.