Brugge means Bridge but should mean simply Beautiful. The kids love it, moving through the medieval streets and Flemish architecture--crow's step facades, towers, flowers in window sills--with a newfound gusto (now that they've conquered London).
Today everyone rented a bike, as you can see. It was an impressive line up, to say the least. Look for more pictures in the gallery link--not sure I know how to do a link--you might have to copy and paste. Anyway, I didn't bring a camera this year but am using the iphone and the pics aren't bad. Still I'm limited with no zoom. LV led them to the edge of town--we had to look for four windmills, wait for the locks to change on the canal, and cross one busy street and then we were home free on a 17 kilometer ride along the river to Sluice, Holland. The scenery is serene and pastoral, with coots, cows, herons, small-town cafes, tall Cottonwoods, magpies, lilypads, and wild rhubbarb. Oh yeah, I wonder if anyone saw the two huge Storks nesting in a tree near the border--no border guards, just ride into town. A few people took falls, but no one went into the river like Shanazerian did a few years ago.
here's the gallery site: http://gallery.me.com/mjhoeger#100073
Sorry so many pictures of LV--he's always mugging the camera.
Tomorrow we leave the City of Bridges and take a 4 hour drive to The City of Light.
Truly but wryly,
LV
I really want to check out Bruges because you've described it as "beautiful", and after I saw Colin Ferrel's movie, In Bruges, I've been wanting to see this quaint town. I don't know if I'm going to be able to go on the Europe trip this year, but I'm hoping I do. I like all the pictures you've been taking though.
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