Friday, June 10, 2005
Europe: Part Two
So, do you all want to see more Europe photos? I thought so.The third day of our trip, we went to see the quaint little town of Brugge. I was told it's like the Venice of Belgium, so we had to see it! After walking into downtown Leuven for coffee and pastries, we were off to the train station across the street from my sister's apartment.
View of the train station from my sister's kitchen window.
Here's me being oh-so-happy to be in Brugge, which has lovely canals running through it.
One thing I definitely wanted to do was a canal boat tour, so these are photos from our little tour.
They know how to make pretty buildings over there, eh?
Green plants, brown water. The cute little tour guide man (who did the tour in 3 languages!) made a joke about the canals, saying that all Belgian beer that is exported is made from the canal water!
Cool statue in someone's backyard. I interpret it as God reaching down to help someone out, what do you think it is?
A nap, Brugge-style.
Even the drain pipes are pretty.
A rare wood building that I thought was lovely.
One of many beautiful churches.
A break for lunch. Huz trying 1 of 18 or so beers he had on the trip and me with my Kriek (cherry beer). Yum.
Peaceful.
Huz and a windmill.
We went to a lace museum, where women were demonstrating how they make lace. Despite their age, their hands were flying with these little spindles of thread making amazingly intricate designs. I bought a lace bookmark at a nearby shop for 10 euros! Overpriced, I know, but it took some old lady 4 hours to make it so I just HAD to buy it! :)
The museum had some "interesting" lace specimens that I just had to take a picture of.
Me absolutely loving homemade Belgian waffles with ice cream and homemade chocolate sauce! Oh how I miss this treat!
We like Brugge!
The next day was Sunday and everything was closed, so we just chilled in Leuven, giving our sore feet a much needed break before heading off to Paris for 3 days. Stay tuned for our Parisian adventure! |
