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The Venice of the North! Well, a Venice of the North |
Well, we had our first snowstorm here in Luxembourg this week, which reminded me that fall is practically over, which reminded me I need to get these fall pictures up!
While Bruges was gorgeous and we had a lovely time, Pete started referring to it as EuropeLand. You know: cute, crowded, expensive, with little evidence of any "real life" happening besides tourism. A bit of a canned attraction. There are lots of places like that in Europe, I suppose, and it's the eternal paradox of tourism in general. There's nothing really
wrong with it, but perhaps we're just ready for a more off-the-beaten-path holiday next time around. Variety is good.
Anyway, rapid-fire photo tour of our Bruges trip begins...now!
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Train was way cheaper than renting a car (+gas+parking) for 3 days. 62€ total for all of us, round trip. |
Settling in...
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inexpensive apartment just outside the city |
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kids' room |
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Poor Daphne brought her homework |
Market Square...
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yay, bikes |
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the classic postcard shot |
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bell tower leans about 4 feet |
Climbing that bell tower...
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some of the 40+ bells |
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view of a canal |
Canal boat ride...
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in line with the other tourists |
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on the boat |
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evidence I was, in fact, also in Bruges (first pic of me in 3 posts on it) |
Swans, swans, everywhere...
Miscellaneous around town...
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giant bike lanes!! |
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lace shops |
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convent courtyard |
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bridge on our walk into town |
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I don't know what this is but it's probably my favorite photo. |
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Where we stayed |
End tour.
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