The day after the postponement of the walking tour of Bruges proved to be much more suitable for carrying on with the itinerary. To start off with we took in some of the Beguinages that are dotted around the city. The second two photographs show the Beguinage of Bruges which is a well [...]
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Bruges Walking Tour Resumed
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 30th 2010
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Multi Coloured Tower
This year’s visit to Bruges took place one week earlier than my last visit to Bruges, it was quite a surprise to see that Autumn seemed far more advanced than it was on my previous visit. These pictures outside the Gruuthuse Museum illustrate my point perfectly.
The seasons shift in mysterious ways, which reminds me [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 23rd 2010
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Gruuthuse Museum
The Gruuthuse Museum is to the left of the first photograph and behind me in the second photograph.
Since 1955, this former palace has been a museum of decorative arts, recalling life as lived – mainly by the high and mighty – in Bruges from the 13th – 19th cebtury, There are 2,500 objects in [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2010
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100 Photos 50 :: Umbrellas
This photo was taken in the courtyard outside the Gruuthuse Museum which we visited after the rest of the walking tour was postponed. I think this picture illustrates just how much rain their actually was. I will be posting more information on the museum in the next few days.
This photo marks the half way point [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2010
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100 Photos 49 :: Unconditional Love
2 Comments CherryPie on Dec 20th 2010
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PhotoHunt – Male
By the time we had walked to the fountain in Zand Square the weather had taken a turn for the worse. I am not sure whether there was more water in the fountain or coming out of the sky. After standing around for some time whilst one of the party took a lengthy [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 17th 2010
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The Burg
The next port of call on the walking tour was the Burg which is the most historic square in Bruges. According to 9th century manuscripts the Burg was the centre of civic and religious life:
It takes its name from the fortress of the ‘burg’, that was built here in 865 by Baldwin Iron Arm, the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 15th 2010
