DAY 10: Canterbury to Bruges (Casa Romantico)

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We left Canterbury bright and early this morning to head to Dover for our ferry. We were so early, in fact, that they let us get on an earlier boat - which meant we literally drove straight on board, without any queuing at all. Wonderful!

It was a smooth and luxurious passage, travelling in the lounge, and we disembarked without incident at Calais. We headed straight off to Bruges - but decided to do a slight detour and visit Dunkirk on the way. We stopped at the curiously named 1940 Operation Dynamo Museum, which was fascinating. It was full to the brim of WWII artefacts - uniforms, weapons, medals, ration tins, diaries, photographs and more. It was really interesting, especially considering I was a bit vague to begin with about what actually happened at Dunkirk (which I learned is really spelled 'Dunquerque').

After about an hour wandering around the museum, we left and headed off to Bruges. The drive was relatively straightforward until, of course, we got near our hotel in the centre of the city. I think I'm just going to have to accustom myself to driving into pedestrian-only zones and the wrong way up one way streets. It's just going to happen - and it doesn't seem to phase Jim. We always end up in the right place.

Our accommodation is kind of a boutique hotel, with only a few rooms. Quite fancy and with a very comfortable king-size bed. We'll have to see what the breakfast is like, but I have high hopes.

We roamed around the city for a while, and then stopped for a hot chocolate. Every second shop sells either chocolate, waffles or lace. They certainly know what Belgium is famous for! The place seems to be full of tourists, all taking photographs of everything and visiting the Christmas market. The city is full of gorgeous old buildings and they are all beautifully decorated for Christmas. At night, it is like a Winter wonderland.

It is also very like Amsterdam, with canals and bridges everywhere - and bikes, bikes and more bikes!

To no one's surprise, we had dinner of pizza at an Italian restaurant. Very nice!

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  1. Barbara3 December 2024 at 20:10

    I wonder if they will have Belgian waffles on the breakfast buffet?

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