Belgium: Bruges

Houses
Bruges is officially one of my favorite towns in Europe. It is small, old, clean, well maintained, has windmills and easy access to the sea, and is smack in the middle of a huge area of farm land. We were there for three nights, and I felt that was plenty. On our first full day we rented bicycles from the nearby hostel and rode northwest to Damme on small farm roads. We stopped for lunch on the back patio of a local restaurant, and then rode back into town through the tree tunnels.
On our second day, we walked around town, went on a brewery tour, had lunch in town, and then walked around some more. It was the perfect escape town, and if I lived in Brussels or Amsterdam or even Paris, I can imagine going there for a weekend getaway.

Cool Nik

Our lunch spot

Farmers

Trees & Canals

Tree Tunnel with grassy path

Tree Tunnel with Canal

Tree Tunnel with bike lane and Nik

Our B&B for the weekend

Cast Iron Pots?

Cityscape

A monastery with tree houses

Bruges

Shopping Street

City Market