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.