After accounting for the good breakfast we were served at the B & B Alphabed Gent drive to the station. Although there were trains leaving from Brugge to Dampoort station, which was much closer to us, we decided to go to St. Pieters, since the frequency of trains was much higher. This station is far from the center, and although you can take the tram we walked. We wanted to walk a little, but kept us, it took nearly three quarters of an hour. There was a good solution, since we would have saved tram going a long time and strength to walk that awaited us in Brugge. Once at the station we bought tickets to Brugge one way, that cost us € 6.20 each.
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It was late, about 11 pm, when we reached the station Brugge, well away from the center. The advantage here is that on the way to the center there are several tourist spots to visit. The first is Minnewater, known as "Lake of Love". The truth is that the lake is very quiet, surrounded by trees and some swans here and there.
minnewater
Just after leaving the lake, cross a bridge that took us to the Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde. This Beguinage was founded in the thirteenth century, and is home to a community of Benedictine nuns. It was very quaint and quiet with all the whitewashed houses around a courtyard full of daffodils. Although very similar to Gent, we liked more.
Begijnhof entry
Begijnhof
Begijnhof, Begijnhuisje
We left the Begijnhof and went along the road network of streets to the center. Walking through these streets and small squares is very nice, especially Walplein Wijngaardplein and, though he had to dodge the hordes of tourists and horse-drawn carriages. In this area it started to rain, something fateful in a city that is discovered walking. And the rain did not let us all day.
Wijngaardplein
Wijngaardstraat
Walplein
We crossed the canal, from which there were great views of St. Jaanshospitaal, one of the oldest hospital buildings in Europe (XII century). The grounds of the former hospital is huge, filled with red brick buildings and botanical gardens of medicinal herbs. As the rain got worse, we entered one of the rooms where there was a temporary exhibition of drawings by Picasso and Miró. The show was a bit disappointing, we expected more.
See Belgium 6: Brugge I in a larger map
It was late, about 11 pm, when we reached the station Brugge, well away from the center. The advantage here is that on the way to the center there are several tourist spots to visit. The first is Minnewater, known as "Lake of Love". The truth is that the lake is very quiet, surrounded by trees and some swans here and there.
minnewater
Just after leaving the lake, cross a bridge that took us to the Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde. This Beguinage was founded in the thirteenth century, and is home to a community of Benedictine nuns. It was very quaint and quiet with all the whitewashed houses around a courtyard full of daffodils. Although very similar to Gent, we liked more.
Begijnhof entry
Begijnhof
Begijnhof, Begijnhuisje
We left the Begijnhof and went along the road network of streets to the center. Walking through these streets and small squares is very nice, especially Walplein Wijngaardplein and, though he had to dodge the hordes of tourists and horse-drawn carriages. In this area it started to rain, something fateful in a city that is discovered walking. And the rain did not let us all day.
Wijngaardplein
Wijngaardstraat
Walplein
We crossed the canal, from which there were great views of St. Jaanshospitaal, one of the oldest hospital buildings in Europe (XII century). The grounds of the former hospital is huge, filled with red brick buildings and botanical gardens of medicinal herbs. As the rain got worse, we entered one of the rooms where there was a temporary exhibition of drawings by Picasso and Miró. The show was a bit disappointing, we expected more.
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