Cute town. Small and quiet with the ruins of an ancient castle overlooking the valley. Great photo opportunities. I had an interesting talk with Barry, a reserved and modest guy and told me about his trip. He's reliving his hippy days when he hitchhiked from London to Kathmandu playing in a blues band. apparently Heidelberg loved him and called him the 'zauberer.' Apparently nobody would tell him that meant magician. He is an interesting guy, must talk to him more.
Went for a walk with Frankie (the youngest of our trip) and Michele (the Italian) they seem lovely, getting to know people slowly. First time travelling for Frankie -cool first travels!
I know these are delayed but the rest are coming. Will post some photos soon!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Bruges - the city that smells of chocolate and horse shit
Ok ok, I know I was going to update this more often but... well I didn't.
Bruges, just... beautiful. Arrived in the cobbled stone town and jumped off the bus with 28 strangers, everyone with a nervous smile on their face. Felt stunned at how fantastically magical this town was. Knowing that I only had the rest of the day there I hired a bike and cycled round the city dodging other cyclists, buses and cars. Visited museums and cathedrals and saw the Madonna of Bruges by Michelangelo depicting Jesus in a pose too raunchy for the man who commissioned it so eventually bought by a wealthy merchant from Bruges. While making the historical rounds of the city and visiting the icons I passed a group from the bus drinking beer and eating chocolate. I felt like such a Y bander.
The evening was spent drinking beer and discussing atheism with Kenneth (the photographer) and Barry (the man with the iPad), they seem like good people. After drinking probably more than I have all year I take the camera out to get some classic photos of Bruges and watch couples drinking in a little cafe overlooking the water. Jazz and European accents spill out onto the street. This is definitely a city for couples. It is immensely peaceful.
Bruges, just... beautiful. Arrived in the cobbled stone town and jumped off the bus with 28 strangers, everyone with a nervous smile on their face. Felt stunned at how fantastically magical this town was. Knowing that I only had the rest of the day there I hired a bike and cycled round the city dodging other cyclists, buses and cars. Visited museums and cathedrals and saw the Madonna of Bruges by Michelangelo depicting Jesus in a pose too raunchy for the man who commissioned it so eventually bought by a wealthy merchant from Bruges. While making the historical rounds of the city and visiting the icons I passed a group from the bus drinking beer and eating chocolate. I felt like such a Y bander.
The evening was spent drinking beer and discussing atheism with Kenneth (the photographer) and Barry (the man with the iPad), they seem like good people. After drinking probably more than I have all year I take the camera out to get some classic photos of Bruges and watch couples drinking in a little cafe overlooking the water. Jazz and European accents spill out onto the street. This is definitely a city for couples. It is immensely peaceful.
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