Bruges

As I told you in my last post this weekend my husband treated me to a couple of days in Brugge (Bruges in English), a little town in Belgium that still looks the same as how it looked in the Middle Ages. There live only 20.000 people, an amount that's exceeded on any given day by masses and masses of tourists. Nonetheless it's a beautiful, beautiful little town and I loved walking around in it. Here are some pictures that I made. My camera is broken so all pictures are made with my iPod and are a bit dark, but I guess they are clear enough to get an idea of what the town looks like.






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  1. Isobel MorrellAugust 12, 2013 at 4:20 PM

    You should try to get to Bruges in the Spring, when the cherry blossom, and tulips are out. Makes even these pics look out of this world. So nice to be reminded of a lovely trip I took many years ago. Comforting that the place doesn't change - even now!

    Isobel: www.ColdhamCuddliescalling.blogspot.com

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    1. LizAugust 12, 2013 at 4:28 PM

      We had lovely weather this weekend, so my pictures are much darker than the weather actually was :-) . Next time I go to Bruges, I hope my camera will be fixed (or even better: I hope to have a new one!). But now that I've seen Bruges, I think I will try Ghent next time I'm in Belgium.

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  2. BarbaraAugust 12, 2013 at 6:58 PM

    Bruges! Such a lovely little city. The husband and I have been there for our honeymoon :)

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    1. LizAugust 12, 2013 at 7:43 PM

      Yes, it's a lovely little town!

      Saw you have a link party, so I linked up some projects!

      Liz, who's also living in The Netherlands :-)

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  3. Ana Love CraftAugust 14, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    It's my dream go there next year, we'll see :)Thanks so much for sharing, Liz!
    Have a wonderful week!
    Hugs from Portugal,

    Ana Love Craft
    www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

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    1. LizAugust 14, 2013 at 10:07 AM

      Oh, that's great!! It's such a adorable little town! Hope your dream will come true!

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  4. Danni@SiloHillFarmAugust 14, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    THIS...has always been my dream vacation! Lucky you!

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    1. LizAugust 14, 2013 at 10:01 PM

      Yes, I feel lucky! Even more with the dear husband who gave me this weekend as a present than with Bruges itself :-) .

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  5. the cape on the cornerAugust 16, 2013 at 8:18 PM

    love bruge, it's almost unreal. I have heard great things about Ghent, too, and you wrote you are from the Netherlands? sigh. I want to live in leiden.

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    1. LizAugust 17, 2013 at 8:33 AM

      Yes, me too! Next time we go to Belgium we want to visit Ghent!

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  6. LeahAugust 17, 2013 at 7:06 AM

    Liz where are you from in the Netherlands? I live there too, it's find to find other people living there too! I'm really looking forward to going to Brugge at some point in the future. It's looking like we may be going in a couple weeks for our 1 year wedding anniversary.

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    1. LizAugust 17, 2013 at 8:35 AM

      Hi Leah! I live near Amsterdam. Where do you live?

      So nice you will go to Bruges, too! Hope you have a great time there!!

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    2. LeahAugust 17, 2013 at 6:57 PM

      Liz I live in Almere but work in Amsterdam. Where do you live?

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    3. LizAugust 17, 2013 at 6:59 PM

      I live in Zaandam.

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    4. LeahAugust 17, 2013 at 8:23 PM

      Ok we're not so far apart! Well it's nice to "meet" you :)

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    5. LizAugust 17, 2013 at 8:37 PM

      In Holland nothing is really far apart, haha! I work also in Amsterdam. Nice to meet you, too! How long will you stay in The Netherlands?

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  7. JocelynAugust 18, 2013 at 11:28 PM

    I visited Bruges 3 years ago when I traveled with my hubby to Belgium. What an amazing place. Even just traveling around Belgium I was struck with how old many of the building are. They were built and still stand, even before America was discovered :-)

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    1. LizAugust 20, 2013 at 12:01 AM

      The whole of Europe is like that! There are such beautiful places in this world!

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  8. mail4roseyAugust 19, 2013 at 3:09 PM

    It looks very pretty from the pictures!

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    1. LizAugust 20, 2013 at 12:02 AM

      Thank you! If I only had a better camera with me at the time, it would even look better! Such a beautiful town!

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  9. Susie @BowdabraAugust 23, 2013 at 11:07 PM

    Thanks for sharing! Never been there but would love to go! Thanks for sharing it with us in the Bowdabra Crafty Showcase!

    Susie @Bowdabra
    http://www.bowdabrablog.com

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  10. Heather {Woods of Bell Trees}February 27, 2014 at 8:30 AM

    How fun and neat! I popped by from an old link party when I saw my favorite character Tin Tin! :D

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    1. LizFebruary 28, 2014 at 2:19 PM

      Thanks, Heather! Belgium is great! In fact we have booked our next trip already :-) !

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