Day 5 and a half - Brugge

After Amsterdam we went to the town called Brugge which is located on the western side of Belgium... It is touted to be the most tourist visited area and I can see why... The place was just quaint.... It's like an old town which never got around to modernisation... The roads were all cobblestones...the architecture was old... it was just cosy... :)

First stop was the supposedly most scenic or most photographed spot in Brugge... Dont seem to be that unique but if they say so who am I to argue rite?

Next up was the market place... which is the central court of which the whole town surrounds... even comes with horse carriage rides but I didnt manage that... :(

Found this cute little chocolate shop which was so tiny you had to bend down to get in the front door.. It looks like it was initially there alone and the buildings next to it was build after just around it.... Choco was good and comparatively cheap... :)

Next I decided to go for a beer making tour... Mum and sis decided not to go but it was said to be one of the experiences you shouldnt miss so I didnt... hehe!! This is the beer being brewed.... This is our tour guide explaining the old bottling process.... which was hazardous to say the least... :)

How we get different variations of beer... It's all in the roasting of the barley... The darker the roast the darker the beer....

They had a huge collection of beer cans from all around the world... cool...

Then we went up to the rooftop and it gave us a great view of the town itself... Better than climbing the bell tower which was closed during the time I went there... :)

At the end of the tour the guide explained about a certain famous mask which initially was worn by the tank cleaners because of the sulphur which was being used... can you spot the mask?

Aaah.... after the tour... what else? Let's sit down and enjoy the beer which was brewed... It was actually quite good... award winning as well.. :)

The rest of the nite was just having a quick dinner and lazing in the room.... The next morning we went to the market place for their morning market... It was so much fun... their market is so much cleaner than ours... All the wet produce were on trucks which have display cabinets like those in the supermarket... nice!!! Not forgetting the blooms on sale... beautiful!!! :D

Well after that we were off to Amsterdam... see ya there!!! :D