First Day in Bruges!

Well, it was sad to leave Nice, but now we are in Belgium! It was quite a shock getting off the train. We were still dressed for Nice weather in our shorts and quickly realized that instead of the warm, sunny weather we had grown accustomed to, we were in for three cold and rainy days. We had made a "to-do" list of everything we wanted to do while we are in Bruges and it ended up looking more like a menu: fries, chocolate, beer, waffles, chocolate... So, we set out on our first morning to just walk around the town and get a taste of the famous local cuisine. The town is just what I imagined it would be. It is small, cute, there are only cobble-stone roads, the buildings are cute, the canals are cute. It is just really nice to get out of a dirty city and breath some fresh air while walking around. After walking around for a while we took a beer break shortly followed by a fries break. Then we decided to make our way to a brewery in Bruges, while making a couple chocolate breaks on the way. We took a short tour of it learning their beer process and then got to have a nice, big glass of it at the end. To our expert beer palates, we tasted hints of banana and pineapple. It was really good. The brewery was the Brewery Halve Maan and the beer was Brugse Zot Ale that recently won some award in California. After finishing our beers, we slowly made our way back to the hostel, taking more chocolate breaks of course, to take a nap. Now we are awake and ready for dinner, there is a local place known for their mussels and fries so we might just have to check that out...

We miss everyone and will be home in less than a week!