March 3rd
Up and off to once again get lost in brugge. No disappiontment here, still can't figure out this town. I keep saying I know exactly where I am going, then I am 180 degrees wrong. Great to explore though. After breakfast we had some space cake( spice cake) for the Brugge experience. we were in line at the post office to get some postcard stamps. We aren't really sure what we are doing or whether we can figure it out , but we give it a go. As we are putting in out credit card and trying ti see if there is a option for stamps( if we know what that is) The women at the line says " no, this is not ATM, no cash the bank is over there." I sit there and say " we know that , what is this mahine for?" All worked out and we are on our way. We took a little boat ride through the canals. It was a little touristy but a great view. We tried to take a walk up the bell tower, but they were doing work so there was “limited view” available. The woman at the ticket window said” only a small hole”
Went to a little, old beer bar De Garre for a few and a snack. Okay place, met a guy from there who is moving to Mexico with his girlfriend. they are opening a B&B some where in the Ucatan. No website yet but his email is JDM@, that's James Morrison, You know the Doors. Good times.
We try to head to a couple of Beer Specialty bars but no luck. 3 of the four are closed. WTF.
Okay a little bell tower panarmic. Closed for work. WTF. Okay waffles to gove a little boost and sweetness. Can't find any. WTF. Okay let's head to another beer specialty bar. On the way down this back alley we see a series of doors begging for a picture. As I am taking a picture of trish in one of these doors a car comes around the corner at a very high rate of speed. I literally had to jump out of the way to avoid getting hit. Again WTF. Find the next bar and guess what, closed. WTF. Seriously , this town is cool but, get it together. We find a bar from the night before and settle in for a few beers. We are starting to develop a love hate relationship with this town.
It is said that the components of beer are vitally necessary and contribute to a well balanced life pattern. Nerves, muscles, visual sentience and healthy skin are stimulated by these, in a positive manner. For longevity and life long equilibrium, we shall drink more Belgium Beer.
We are finally getting our barrings in this town. We get a recommendation for dinner that turnedout to be great. It was a nice local place. Really delicious flemish style stew called Waterzooi. Trish had a steak kaboob sort a thing that was superbly seasoned. On the menu they had ”supplement slagroom”. We have no idea what it is or could be. It is only .20 euro and we think should we just try it. We chickened out though. Head for one more beer bar and one more beer. Another failed attempt. We had our direction right this time, just a mileage issue. We settled for a Irish Pub near our B&B. The great thing about Irish pubs in Belgium, they have a better belgian selection than Irish beers. I need one more to straighten me out before bed, I am leaning to the left. All in all a wonderful day in Brugge.
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