Finally Made a trip to Brugge!

Brugge Belgium is one of the all time favorite spots for those visiting Belgium...or so we were told, but until last Friday we hadn't been to see for ourselves. Jacob had the day off so we decided it was about time we made the trip! Brugge is just over an hour away from here...so quite an easy drive. We had hoped to spend the night and spend two days in the lovely town, but booking too late on a holiday weekend left us with few choices and all of them above our price range. We figured for an hour drive though it was still worth it for a day trip...so we headed out on the cold foggy morning.


Weather reports for Brugge promised sunshine and mid to upper 50s...too bad the only sun we saw that day was when we were returning home to Brussels...and the 50s would have felt great compared to our 40 something temperature...on the good side though it was a great excuse to get a nice cup of hot chocolate! I was told if you are ever in Brugge you have to have a hot chocolate at Sukerbuyc!


And sure enough when we found it, the sign outside promised "Best hot chocolate in the world" (ha...as a quick aside...I couldn't help think of the movie Elf when I saw this...where Will Ferrell reads the sign saying Best Coffee in the World and runs in and says "You did it! Congratulations! World's best cup of coffee! Great job, everybody! It's great to be here. "...ha! Good stuff!) Anyway...I went in to buy us two cups to go and the lady informed me "no take-aways" boo :o( Oh well...we went a few shops down and found someone that would sell a cup to go...and it was quite tasty!

We walked around the town for a few hours...marveled at the old world architecture and charm...and chocolatiers! Oh-my-goodness...there were a lot of chocolate shops! I thought Brussels had a lot, but it's nothing compared to Brugge...and check out all the window displays...




Crazy...right!! If you love chocolate, definitely take the time to go to Brugge Belgium sometime! It really is a lovely town and I know we'll go back SEVERAL more times. Hopefully on a nice warm day where we can take a canal cruise...that is supposed to be the best way to experience the town. For now, here are a few pictures from our trip...