Bruges
We made it to Bruges. The train rides were very pleasant. We were surprised to see the number of bikes at the train stations. We did not see parking lots for cars but hundreds of bikes. One of the stations had a double level bike rack system to accommodate the number of bikes. We splurged on cabs to the train station this morning and to the B&B this afternoon. It saved us from walking with luggage which is always a reasonable splurge. Bruges is a lovely old town with many of the buildings dating back to the 1600's. We had dinner in a place that was built in 1515. There are many churches and Madonna statues build into buildings all over town. The restaurant had shelves lining the wall covered with religious icons. (Laura, it reminded me of the German restaurant we went to with the scary dolls lining the walls.) We shared a table at dinner with a lovely young lady who traveled to Belgium from Turkey. She was traveling alone and was delightful. We exchang...
