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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 26, 2008

Het Elfde Gebod 4 stars

Bar Review: Het Elfde Gebod

This place might sound like a tourist trap and it probably is but we loved the atmosphere and didn´t mind paying a little extra on the beer. It was really like walking into a big nativity scene.... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 26, 2008

Rubens House 4 stars

Travel Tip: Rubenshuis

Even though we had seen some of Rubens´art before in other museums (and another one in St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent) I really enjoyed seeing the collection in this house. It was also interesting... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 26, 2008

Mayer van den Bergh Museum 4 stars

Travel Tip: Mayer van den Bergh

My wife bought us a combined ticket for Rubens House and Mayer van den Bergh without either of us having the faintest idea who Van den Bergh was. It turned out Van den Bergh was a huge collector of... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 26, 2008

Grote Markt 4 stars

Travel Tip: Grote Markt

I have always loved town squares and usually make time to sit down for a drink and watch all the people come and go. In Grote Markt the surrounding buildings were also nice to look at and the... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 26, 2008

Patershol neighbourhood 3 stars

Travel Tip: Patershol

After visiting the Gravensteen castle we decided to head over to the Patershol neighbourhood nearby. This neighbourhood had quite a mixed history of housing the more well off to being more like a... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 26, 2008

Gravensteen Castle 4 stars

Travel Tip: Gravensteen

This castle was very well preserved and our children had a great time there exploring it all. We just walked around by ourselves but there were descriptions in English and it all was fairly... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 26, 2008

Belfry of Ghent 3 stars

Travel Tip: Belfry of Ghent

After climbing the little narrow stairs of the Belfry in Brugge my wife had sworn never again but this Belfry in Ghent was a lot more accessible with a lift that takes you most of the way and then... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 26, 2008

Graslei and Korenlei 4 stars

Travel Tip: Graslei and Korenlei

These 2 streets by the old harbour was our favourite place to just sit and relax and watch the little boats with tourists passing by. It´s such a beautiful area and you can take some really nice... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 26, 2008

St. Bavo's Cathedral - Van Eyck/Rubens 4 stars

Travel Tip: Saint Bavo Cathedral

This cathedral won´t be the most impressive one you´ll ever see, but the reason most people go there is to see the original Van Eyck painting The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. I had already... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 26, 2008

Museum for Contemporary Art 4 stars

Travel Tip: Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst)

I am so glad we decided to visit this museum. I was determined to see the town and not be stuck indoors too much, but our “lets have a quick look around” turned out to be one of the highlights... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 25, 2008

Beguinage 4 stars

Travel Tip: Beguinage

The Begijnhof was a bit out of the way and there is not really much to see but it was interesting to learn about the Beguines religious movement, I had never heard of them before. They are part of... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 25, 2008

Canal Boat Tour 4 stars

Travel Tip: Boat Tours

I didn´t expect much from the canal tour thinking you´d probably just see more of the same sights we had already visited on foot, but it turned out Brugge was much bigger than I thought. I think... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 25, 2008

Castle ten Berghe 4 stars

Hotel Review: B&B Kasteel Ten Berghe

This is a beautifully preserved castle only a few kilometres from the Brugge centre. You could probably walk it if you wanted to. We discovered there that it´s even possible to stay in the castle,... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 25, 2008

Brugge Christmas Market 2 stars

Travel Tip: Bruges Christmas Market

German friends have told us all about their christmas markets so we went to the Brugge one with high expectations, which was a big mistake. Most of the stalls sold things like clothes and cheap... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 25, 2008

The Chocolate Museum 4 stars

Travel Tip: Choco Story

When we first saw this advertised my wife had visions of these massive fountains of chocolate where you can just eat and drink as much chocolate as you like! Unfortunately that was just her... [more]

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akwaaba

Explorer Nov 25, 2008

Lokkedize - live music bar 5 stars

Bar Review: Lokkedize