The only reason we ended up choosing Belgium for a short holiday was because i was browsing the internet for cheap fares and Belgium came up. We had originally wanted to go to Paris but the train was sold out and flights were crazy expensive.
Belgium was definitely on our list of countries to visit while in Europe but we hadn’t planned to visit for a while.
Brussels exceeded my expectations. So many people i had spoken to about Brussels, didn’t have good things to say about it. But i really liked it….we basically ate our way through Brussels. Trying all the famous things about Belgium- mussels, fries, beer, waffles and chocolate!! and yes the beer is fantastic!!
Brugge was a gorgeous town with neo gothic buildings and beautiful canals. I had read so much about Brugge and how cute it was….what i didn’t read is that every single person in Europe knows about it and was there on the same weekend we were! It was overrun with tourists….majority of them in tour groups on buses, and can you imagine how difficult it is when you get stuck behind a tour group or happen to be at the same restaurant…..Not really the image i had in mind when i booked my flight.
But if you timed your visit outside of any long weekend or the summer months, i think it would be a much more enjoyable town.
We did plenty of walking and explored all of the city on foot. We took a short canal and horse drawn carriage ride (but only because it was included in our room rate at the hotel)
The above photos are from Brussels, and the below are from Brugge.
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