After a week in France we traveled to a picturesque little town called Bruges (aka Brugge) in Belgium. The language spoken is Belgium, Flemish, is very close to my native language Afrikaans. Although it was awesome to be able to communicating in Afrikaans, we mostly spoke English when communicating with locals.
After booking into our hostel (close to the middle of town) we decided to explore by foot - like we always do. The Vesten river basically flows around the entire old town and you can walk all the way next to it to admire some windmills. We also walked to the very center of Bruges where you can admire Grote Markt (the main market), the medievel bell tower called Belry of Bruges and explore Burg Square and its surrounding landmarks.
The thing that immediately hit you when you visit Bruges is how chilled it is. Yes, the red brick architecture and medieval building styles are amazing, but the level of CHILL is really impressive. It is as if nothing can rush anyone in this old little town. What a unique and amazing vibe!
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Camera: Canon EOS 400D
Location: Bruges, Belgium
More in this series on our travels:
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