Bruges x 2 and still loving it

Interconnector sent me to Bruges again for another week. This time it was wet and cold. I decided to stay on over the weekend and Noel made his way over from London. He arrived at 11:30pm and off we went club hopping. I think we managed to visit 6 clubs throughout the 3 hour session. The music was….how do you say it….’Eurotrash’. Trance, dance, happy hardcore playing over cheesy 1980’s pop songs. We also noticed that not many people drink in clubs. Picture 200 partygoers jammed in a small room and we would get served without waiting. Everyone was also drinking coke and fanta. I’m not sure if it’s because we are dealing with a global recession but it was just weird to see a room full of people and only a small handful drinking.

The next day was painful. We managed to get a lot of sights done over the weekend. We hiked up 366 steps in Belfry tower to view Bruges from above, went on the city bus tour, took a canal cruise, visited the basilica of the holy blood and walked everywhere and anyway in the city.

The smoking ban laws do not apply to small restaurants and bars in Belgium. It is actually quite revolting sitting in a small boutique bar and all of a sudden, someone decides to light up a cigarette. Since the bars are not very well ventilated, the smoke just lingers and drifts around the room. Yuck!
Updated photos from Bruges can be viewed here

Belfry Tower – 3.9 MB

Sam




View from above








Burg Square and Belfry








Canal cruise