We arrived at the little Bed and Breakfast, which is owned by relatives of Diana, just as the sun was coming up. To say we were exhausted would be an understatement- we were cold, tired and hungry, and just needed a good solid sleep. From what we could see in the dark, the town of Brugge was beautiful. But we all agreed that we needed some shuteye before exploring. So we found our room (it was luxury compared to the hostels we had been staying at, all three of us fit comfortably into a King size bed) and had ourselves a nap.
Waking up around 2 (oops!) we jumped out of bed and quickly showered and dressed, wanting to soak up the last few hours of sunshine here before night fell. This city is incredible. The city center is a world heritage site under the strict protection of UNESCO. The buildings and cobble stoned streets were so quaint and lovely that we walked around with mouths open at the sites. This is also the chocolate capital of the world.....uh oh. You could not walk down one street without passing by AT LEAST three or four chocolateries. There were also many pubs with the words " 200 beers to sample" scribed across the windows...Skip was drooling. We were all in heaven.
It was nighttime before we knew it, so we ventured back to our lovely B and B to make dinner for not just ourselves, but Diana's cousin Coen who was allowing us to stay here free of charge. He was such a nice man, very European and very eager to help us out as we toured his wonderful city. (His father was a tour guide, and was picking us up the next morning for a private tour of the city!!)
We sat around the round table, drinking wine and making plans for the next couple of days.
We were very eager to explore.
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