Posted by August 13, 2015 Brugges, Belgium
Through cruisecritic.com I had signed up to share a taxi from the port into Brugges. Unfortunately today 4 of the group didn’t show up. I ended up having a van to myself on the way in but joined the other 5 for the trip back to the ship.
Zee brugge is the industrial port and is a 15 minute ride to Brugges. The ship had a free shuttle to the nearest town for those who wanted to take the train to Brugges.
Brugges is a really nice town with many houses from the 1600’s. I walked around for an hour or so and then took the canal boat ride. I went to see Michaelangelo ‘s Madonna and child that was one of the art works recovered by the Monument Men. To end the day I went to the Beer Museum. This is a very interesting museum. They give you an i-pad that you use to learn more about each exhibit.
I had my favorite Belgian lunch – mussels and fries.
Tomorrow is a sea day as we sail towards Dublin.
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I am jealous about the mussels and fries. Yum! We loved Brugges. Their port mucked up and the city went into a decline. No one wanted to conquer or bomb it and Voila!
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Thx for the update. Looking forward to more.
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We did the waffles when we visited. This was the shore excursion where Royal refunded half our fare, because the tour guide hurried off and almost lost us.
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