In Bruges (it's in Belgium)!

We had a free weekend last week and decided to travel on the train to Bruges, about an hour and a half trip. Bruges is well known for its chocolate, waffles and lace as well as it's series of canals - some call it the Venice of Northern Europe. We were lucky to get a beautiful sunny day and wandered the pretty streets checking out the scenery.

We spent our time on a canal boat tour, chocolate shopping (lots of samples), visiting a couple of churches (we saw Michelangelo's Madonna and Child and a first class relic of Jesus' blood?) and smelling the waffles.

Sunday was spent going to mass (this time in Dutch) and tasting the beers on tap at the Capital (they have 20 on tap and 2000 in their cellar!). Ended the night at the Irish pub (Stapleton's) watching Man U vs Chelsea with the locals - surprisingly it was a 1-1 draw!!