A Day-trip to Bruges...

June 13, 2003 | Mark Goldstein | Personal | Comment |

We spent the final day of our visit to Belgium in the town of Bruges, about 1 hours journey from Brussels on the impeccably clean and quiet Belgian trains. Bruges is apparently the most-visited place in Belgium, being particularly popular with the British, who like its antiquated, medieval feel - the centre of the city hasn’t changed very much during the last few centuries, at least according to the guidebooks anyway (I’m sure Bruges residents would probably disagree).




Anyway, we had a few short hours during the heat of the middle of the day to quickly walk around, and obviously take a few photos. The Brug and the Markt in the centre are the obvious places to visit, but the outskirts of the city centre have a much more peaceful feel, some interesting sights and far less tourists. Here is a small selection of my favourite photos from the day.



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