I am SO full right now! I just got back from Brugge, Belgium. Probably one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Seriously, it wa
s a gorgeous place! Today I went on a day trip to Belgium with 2 of my flatmates and one other friend from Clark. We went on a 2 hour bus ride to Dover then an hour and 15 minute ferry ride to Calais, France, then another hour long bus ride to Brugge. The ferry ride was amazing, we passed the Cliffs of Dover and sailed into France while on a giant Ferry with couches, shopping, and a food court. When we finally got into Belguim and got off the bus I couldn't believe it. It was really incredibly beautiful, I'm pretty sure I was speechless. There were little canals 
everywhere, and boat tours going through them, under bridges, 
and around the biggest swans I have ever seen. We only had about 3 and a half hours to walk around and explore the city, which wasn't enough time, but very worth the trip. We stopped at a little sandwich place where I had a baguette with salami and egg salad and some chocolate milk, and we ate outside on some benches. I'm so grateful that it was nice weather outside. After we ate we went to a tiny, little chocolate shop and 
bought some truffles, which were obviously amazing. I'm not surprised Belgium is known for it's chocolate. I also learned that Belgium is known for it's lace, and beer, and obviously waffles. We went to a classy homemade waffle shop to get some classic Belgian waffles. All I have to say was that this was the best thing I have ever decided to spend my money on. I only payed 3 euros, but I probably would have paid what ever the little waffle man asked because that waffle was seriously incredible. I had a waffle with chocolate and caramel drizzled on top, and my roommate had a waffle with whipped cream (which they actually call whipping cream in the UK) and strawberries. So good, really, so good. We spent some more time just walking around and going into little shops (every other shop was a chocolate shop) and taking pictures.
Apparently, there is this myth that in Brussels there once was a big fire in the city, and some little boy peed on the fire and put it out, and there is a statue of this boy in Brussels. So now they have this little boy's statues everywhere in Belgium. I just had to buy one. I also bought a kid's size t-shirt, and some postcards. Then we hopped back on the bus (thanks to Celina who found our way back without a map or any knowledge of the area) and went to a chocolate factory, which happened to be just a huge chocolate store called The Chocolate Factory rather than an actual chocolate factory. This is where we all loaded up on the chocolate. It was quite successful. We ended up getting back to our flat at exactly midnight (we left the flat at 5:30am) so it was quite the long day, but so incredibly worth it to take a 4 hour trip both ways to spend 3 and a half hours in Brugge. It really was amazing, and the coach bus was nice, and the ferry was nice, and Robin our tour guide was nice, and it was just so nice. I'm so glad we went, it was very much worth it, and I certainly want to go back to Belgium some day and spend slightly more time there.
s a gorgeous place! Today I went on a day trip to Belgium with 2 of my flatmates and one other friend from Clark. We went on a 2 hour bus ride to Dover then an hour and 15 minute ferry ride to Calais, France, then another hour long bus ride to Brugge. The ferry ride was amazing, we passed the Cliffs of Dover and sailed into France while on a giant Ferry with couches, shopping, and a food court. When we finally got into Belguim and got off the bus I couldn't believe it. It was really incredibly beautiful, I'm pretty sure I was speechless. There were little canals 
everywhere, and boat tours going through them, under bridges, 
and around the biggest swans I have ever seen. We only had about 3 and a half hours to walk around and explore the city, which wasn't enough time, but very worth the trip. We stopped at a little sandwich place where I had a baguette with salami and egg salad and some chocolate milk, and we ate outside on some benches. I'm so grateful that it was nice weather outside. After we ate we went to a tiny, little chocolate shop and 
bought some truffles, which were obviously amazing. I'm not surprised Belgium is known for it's chocolate. I also learned that Belgium is known for it's lace, and beer, and obviously waffles. We went to a classy homemade waffle shop to get some classic Belgian waffles. All I have to say was that this was the best thing I have ever decided to spend my money on. I only payed 3 euros, but I probably would have paid what ever the little waffle man asked because that waffle was seriously incredible. I had a waffle with chocolate and caramel drizzled on top, and my roommate had a waffle with whipped cream (which they actually call whipping cream in the UK) and strawberries. So good, really, so good. We spent some more time just walking around and going into little shops (every other shop was a chocolate shop) and taking pictures.Apparently, there is this myth that in Brussels there once was a big fire in the city, and some little boy peed on the fire and put it out, and there is a statue of this boy in Brussels. So now they have this little boy's statues everywhere in Belgium. I just had to buy one. I also bought a kid's size t-shirt, and some postcards. Then we hopped back on the bus (thanks to Celina who found our way back without a map or any knowledge of the area) and went to a chocolate factory, which happened to be just a huge chocolate store called The Chocolate Factory rather than an actual chocolate factory. This is where we all loaded up on the chocolate. It was quite successful. We ended up getting back to our flat at exactly midnight (we left the flat at 5:30am) so it was quite the long day, but so incredibly worth it to take a 4 hour trip both ways to spend 3 and a half hours in Brugge. It really was amazing, and the coach bus was nice, and the ferry was nice, and Robin our tour guide was nice, and it was just so nice. I'm so glad we went, it was very much worth it, and I certainly want to go back to Belgium some day and spend slightly more time there.
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