While in Belgium John and I took a day trip to Bruges, about an hour
away from Brussels by train. We heard that Bruges was considered the
"Venice of the north" due to its many canals.
The streets of Bruges were fairly quiet to walk around, and everywhere we turned it was quite picturesque. The walking tour we went on was a bit boring, so if I ever went back to Bruges I would just stay overnight and walk around town at my own pace.
Besides the canals, the main sites of the town were the massive Church of Our Lady (with the second-tallest brickwork tower in the world, at around 122 metres high), and the huge square (Grote Markt) which contained a large belfry. We spent a bit of time inside the church which is also famous due to a statue of Madonna and Child by Michelangelo - the only statue by him to ever leave Italy during his lifetime. If you've seen the movie "In Bruges" then you might recognize the belfry from the famous ending scene.
While walking around Bruges it was fun to imagine living in a smaller town like that. Living in a huge modern city like Dubai can be cool sometimes, but it is missing any kind of charm that you would find in a medieval town like Bruges. Money just can't buy that! It was a refreshing change from the big city.
The streets of Bruges were fairly quiet to walk around, and everywhere we turned it was quite picturesque. The walking tour we went on was a bit boring, so if I ever went back to Bruges I would just stay overnight and walk around town at my own pace.
Besides the canals, the main sites of the town were the massive Church of Our Lady (with the second-tallest brickwork tower in the world, at around 122 metres high), and the huge square (Grote Markt) which contained a large belfry. We spent a bit of time inside the church which is also famous due to a statue of Madonna and Child by Michelangelo - the only statue by him to ever leave Italy during his lifetime. If you've seen the movie "In Bruges" then you might recognize the belfry from the famous ending scene.
While walking around Bruges it was fun to imagine living in a smaller town like that. Living in a huge modern city like Dubai can be cool sometimes, but it is missing any kind of charm that you would find in a medieval town like Bruges. Money just can't buy that! It was a refreshing change from the big city.
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