Friday, December 15, 2006

Bruges -Once a Major Port

Bruges, Belgium. Canals.

Bruges: Medieval, canals, once had a harbor. See the photos at /www.trabel.com/brugge/bruges-canals.htm.

Park at an outlying area, then take the little train to town, and walk it.






Bruges, Belgium. Town Hall












Bruges, Belgium. Bridge, canal.

Here is a picture gallery, in a curriculum oriented site: www.schoolshistory.org.uk/images/brugge/index.htm.
Museums - a day in itself. See //www.virtualbruges.com/museums/default. Do a search for Bruges and Hans Memling for this 15th Century painter, a focal point of many art history courses.

At lunch, try the river eel with herbs. Prepare eel yourself, here is a big website with lots of choices - fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=eel. Be prepared to park at a far distance, and then take a little train to town, built just for that.

For an overview of Belgium, and mention of the river eel with herb sauce, see the Expatriate Guide at www.expat-online.com/moving/Belgium/culture/foodandrink. The Expatriate Guides (for people living outside their home countries) are useful as a start in any country.

More on Belgian food: We also found fries served with mayo. Not bad at all. And snails served as street food.

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