In Bruges

First time to mainland Europe. A two hour drive through the UK, two hours on a ferry and an hours drive through France and Belgium to Bruges. A weekend full of Belgian waffles, chocolate and beers. Over the last weekend of February I travelled to Bruges for a few days. It was incredible. Obviously the line 'It's a fucking fairtale' was quoted one too many times over the course of the weekend, but it really is. 

Belgian Waffles

Belgian Beer Wall

View of Bruges from the top of the Belfry.

Bruges Carnaval and the Belfry

Mouthful of bread at De Hobbit

Whilst away in Bruges I definitely got more touristy than I normally would tolerate. We took a boat tour around the canals and visited the Salvador Dali exhibition. Climbed the well known belfry made famous by the movie 'In Bruges' and on our last day took a bike ride around the cobbled streets and Minnewater Park.

On our walks around the town we did stumble across some pretty wonderful places. The restaurant De Hobbit is just one place. It's menus and decor was modelled on Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. It has all you can eat ribs and giant 'pints' of beer! 

't Brugs Beertje is arguably the best bar in Bruges. It has over 300 different kinds of Belgian beers. The bar staff were super friendly and we met a few locals and others from the UK while we were there. It's also a fantastic place to get inherently drunk on beer which is twice as strong as beer from the UK.