Belgium: Bruges and Brussels
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | We start in Bruges to check into a medieval hospital, savor the exquisite art of Memling, climb a bell tower to get up close and fortissimo at a carillon concert, and sample fresh frites and the world's tastiest chocolate. Then we ride the train to Brussels, where we stroll Europe's finest square, revel in Bruegels' country scenes and Magritte's surreal dreamscapes, then pay a visit to the bustling hub of European democracy.
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Day Trip to Bruges in 5 Minutes - Ep. 38
A day trip to Bruges was an absolute MUST during our visit to Belgium! We only had a few hours before our train ride back to Brussels so we had to make every minute count!
While in Bruges we visited the old city square, hopped on our first ever canal ride through the city, and visited a brewery that owns the 2-mile long BEER PIPELINE that runs under the town. Sounds like my kind of place!! ????????
We did debate whether to visit Ghent or Bruges but we can safely say that Bruges was well worth the trip!
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Bruges City Guide - Travel Belgium
Come join us as we explore Bruges, Belgium! Our Bruges City Guide features things to do in the city along with suggestions for Belgian street food including waffles, chocolate and fries. Come find out what makes this one of the more charming cities we visited while traveling in Belgium.
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Our Bruges Travel Guide features some of the best things to do in the city including sections featuring nightlife, arts, museums and entertainment along with restaurants and street food worth sampling. You'll find our guide offers more than what is typically featured in a tourism brochure.
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Well, Hello and welcome to Brugge! We are excited to explore the city. We just got here in the afternoon. The light is perfect, the day is beautiful and we're going to go explore and see what the city is all about.
Once in Bruges we set off to see the Old Town. We watched horse-drawn carriages roll down the square, admired the buildings, and visited chocolate shops because if there's one thing you have to do in Belgium, it's sample all their delicious chocolate.
So good morning. It is the start of day 2 here in Bruges, so we're going to continue sightseeing. I think the first order of business is to try and find a boat so we can take a little tour down the canals and maybe after that we'll start thinking about food. I know there is a few Belgian dishes that we're itching to try so let's get started with the day.
We started off the morning with a cruise down the canals. Like many cities in Europe, Bruges too has earned the nickname 'The Venice of the North' due to the numerous waterways that run through the city. It was a great way to get a closer look at the city, and it didn't hurt that we had swans to keep us company.
So we have a very exciting taste test coming up today. We are in Bruges, Belgium and that means we have to try Belgian fries. Not French fries. So let's get a look at that and then I'm going to give you a bit of the history behind it.
So there is a bit of a heated debate about whether fries or French fries or Belgian fries. Where exactly did they originate? So our tour guide yesterday was telling us that apparently during World War I there were a lot of British and American soldiers who were between Belgium and France and sometimes they didn't know what country they were in. All they knew is that they could hear French being spoken. So they assumed we must be in France and these must be French Fries.
So it is time for our last taste test here in Belgium, so we stopped by a chocolate shop to pick up some hand made chocolate. And the Belgians actually used to have a colony in Africa, so that meant cocoa beans, and plenty of time to perfect the art of chocolate making. So that means today they are one of the leading experts in chocolate production, so today is a chocolate taste test.
Waffles! Waffles! We are having waffles!
Well, considering today is our last full day in Belgium we couldn't leave the country without trying at least one Belgian waffle.
And to prove its authenticity it even has a Belgian flag. Why don't you take out that flag and wave it. Come on, go wave it.
Wave the flag?
Wave that flag.
Belgian waffles, dun da da dun da da.
Belgian waffles. dun da da dun dah.
So the funny thing about Belgian waffles is that there is no such thing as Belgian waffles in Belgium.
Sure, in North America we call them Belgium waffles but here they are just regular old waffles.
And that is only because we have crappy waffles. Yes, we have to put them in the toaster. We usually buy them from the frozen section in Canada.
But anyway, what sets these waffles apart is that they are a lot larger, a lot fluffier and the squares are a lot bigger than your average waffles that you buy from the frozen section back in North America. So let's dig in before this starts melting.
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Top things to do in Bruges aka Brugge - Belgium Diaries
Getting a Shenzhen visa is the gateway to Europe and acts as the access card to all countries except UK. Connectivity between countries is a benchmark world over and making the best of this; FoodCruze covered 4 countries - France, Belgium, Netherlands and Czech Republic in our last visit to Europe.
In this video, we share our experience of exploring Brugge and also highlight the things you should do when you visit Bruges. What we've covered includes:
1. Trying the beer which is a given considering you are in the heartland of beer - Belgium
2. Explore the seasonal markets. It was Christmas time during our visit and this medieval town was glittering in its Christmas attire and the air seemed to carry with it joy and happiness.
3. Explore Bruges through it's canal. It's a beautiful guided tour taking you through the city showcasing the heritage and the picturesque town of Bruges. Ensure you have enough charge and memory on your electronic device to capture memories.
4. Eat the local food - Nothing gets better than exploring the local cuisine of the land you set your foot on. We love to do so and do not miss an opportunity when it comes to trying local food and that just what we did at every chance.
5. Skip the cab, take a stroll, ride on a Chariot, make use of the local transport, skip the main streets and try to explore the by-lanes, the residential areas and so on.
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Costumés de Bruges make their yearly visit!
The free yearly parade in Bruges Belgium of colorful Venetian masks that take over this beautiful city every 2nd weekend in January.
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Top 10 Things To Do In Bruges At Christmas | Belgium Travel | Bruges Christmas Market
Welcome back to our 2nd day in Bruges, sharing the Top 10 Things To Do In Bruges At Christmas
If you're looking for a European destination for a weekend away or a special Christmas Market then come along and see what Bruges has to offer in Belguim. The city is lit by millions of fairy lights and it's the most magical, festive place, especially around Christmas.
Come along with us as we find some amazing places to visit and tasty things to eat in Bruges, Belguim.
Gluhwein - check
Waffles - check
Mussels - check
Cherry Beer - check
Coffee - check
Chocolate - check
Truffles - check
I think we tasted our way around Bruges successfully!
Bruges (Brugge in Dutch) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country. We took the ferry from Dover to Dunkirk then drove for around 1 hour to the centre of Bruges. Bruges is a beautiful Medieval city that is sometimes called the Venice of the North due to all the canals running through it.
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Our trip to Bruges, Belgium
We took a trip to Bruges over the long weekend. We stayed at SunParks in De Haan Aan Zee, 20 minutes outside of the city. The Park was super family friendly and within walking distance to the North Sea. We did a lot more than pictured, but my camera died. haha! Museums, Churches, all the things - So fun! We will definitely be back.
Bruges in Choc (Chocolate event in Bruges, Belgium)
I was really excited to visit this Chocolate event in Bruges, Belgium & thought that you guys will find it interesting too. So, here it is 'Bruges in Choc', a Chocolate event at the chocolate capital of the world! We enjoyed a lot of Belgium chocolates there & witnessed various forms of chocolate like Chocolate cosmetics, Chocolate sculptures, paintings with chocolate, chocolate liquor (chocolate beer & chocolate wine), allergy-free chocolates, Virtual reality of Chocolate making process, hand-crafted chocolates & lots more.
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EXPLORE AMSTERDAM, BRUSSELS, & BRUGES | Travel Vlog
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Costumes in Bruges Event Photo Tutorial... on the Loose :)
Perhaps my best tutorial so far (I've got only a tiny media budget or time windows haha) and especially considering the madness of filming it during Costumes in Bruges where the Venetian-masked Regards Vénitiens performance group TAKE OVER the already-magical city of Brugge (Bruges) Belgium with simply breathtaking beauty.
Started in 2015 by Discover Brugge and with 2020 sponsored by Photo Tour Brugge (that's me) and Shopping Brugge, Costumes in Bruges is simply ***35-100 performers*** hold a yearly free street parade in January, happily posing for a mass of cameras from holiday selfies to thirsty and serious photographers alike.
The sight of all this (and it's something to behold , see the promo video via the link below) is something well worth a photo and I thought this modest and silly video might help.
Far from perfect or complete and simply something I thought would be nice to do for promo of the event for 2020 and beyond, get a few tips out to help better photos for all, not to mention have some fun with friends & family as I get a step further on making tutorials that excite me towards making more.
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Brussels to Bruges.. we went to Mini Europe and The Atomium, for a day. Only 30 mins from the main city centre by metro. We then took a 1hr train from the main train station to Bruges, another famous town in Belgium. We explored the town, went on a boat ride, visited a chocolate museum and had dinner in the square.
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DAY 7 - NORTHERN EUROPEAN CITYSCAPES CRUISE - BRUGES, ON BOARD | TRAVEL AND EVENTS
Day 7 of our Northern European Cityscapes Cruise finds us in Bruges, Belgium. This is the on-board portion of our day. A separate video covers our excursion to Ghent's Industrial Heritage.
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Brussels to Bruges! Walking tours, 3 cities 1 day!
So This was day 2, Brussels to Bruges (including a quick stop in the city of Ghent), we were really tired from the walikng tour and being
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There are places that somehow manage to get under your skin or work their way your heart, even though you don't really know them all that well. Bruges is that kind of place. A warm and friendly place, a place made for people. A city whose history made it great, resulting in a well-deserved classification as a Unesco World Heritage site. As mysterious as in the Middle Ages, unashamedly and fun-lovingly Burgundian. In short, a world city that is also a city of the world - and has been since time immemorial.
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