Bruges

During our stay in Belgium we went to Bruges for the day. Bruges (or Brugge) is an ancient medieval town 1hr from Brussels, towards the French border. It Bruges they speak Flemish (Dutch) whereas in Brussels most people speak French. It was a rainy day but we still enjoyed strolling around the streets and canals.

The main square

We did a canal boat tour which was great, from the canals you can see all the gorgeous old buildings on the water. Our tour guide sounded like he had learnt English from a computer!

We climbed the 360 steps to the top of the Belfry where a man was playing the bells by hand, it was really interesting and they play familiar tunes and have concerts of bell playing!