"Day 6 - Biking Belgium's countryside and seashore" Canadian_couple's photos around Bruges, Belgium Monday, March 21, 2011

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Bruges, Belgium by TravelPod blogger Canadian_couple titled "Day 6 - Biking Belgium's countryside and seashore" Canadian_couple's travel blog entry: "Day 6 -- Bruges Those church bells really get you up on time! We were out of the room by 8:45 -- a record! Had a big breakfast again and made it to the bell tower for the opening at 9:30. Now the guidebook says this is 366 steps, but it doesn't mention how narrow they are. Luckily there are several stopping points where rooms open up to take a break, but you spend a lot of time squeezing up against the stairwell walls to let people pass in the opposite direction. Also, the view is somewhat inaccurately represented in the film In Bruges. All the openings are fenced and the walls are so thick it is almost impossible to see the square immediately below. But you do get a nice view of the surrounding areas and I love the carved directions that show how many kilometres to Amsterdam, Paris, Damme, etc. The way down was faster but I don't know if it is worth the price. It costs €8 per person, not the €5 Rick Steves claimed in his 2009 book. With our hotel's discount card we paid €6 each. Next we wanted one last tourist stop in Bruges but got a little confused as to exactly what it would be. MB said he wanted to see the church. I assumed he meant the Basilica of the Holy Blood so I headed in the direction of Burg Square but he kept telling me we were going the wrong way. After some ...



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