Day in Bruge, what to do?

Hi all
Going to be in Bruge for a day with the missus on Saturday
What sights should we see? What food is a must to try?

Thanks oracle!

Racist Dwarves

Dwarf shooting?

Go on an In Bruges pilgrimage, what else is there to do.?

beer followed by roast or fried pork products, and a bit of chocolate.

Do you really have to ask?

Why its got to be….

THE CHIP MUSEUM

Apparently it’s like a dream.

If the weather’s good (!) guided canal boat trip. If bad, moules et frites and loads of insanely amazing Belgian beer. I found the lace museums boring (obvs)

Choco Story – chocolate museum, even if you don’t do the museum bit, buy bags of the chocolate buttons in the shop. Ecuadorian is my favourite. 😛

We did this last month (ferry from hull).

To be honest, we just wandered.
And I’m fairly confident that was the right decision for us.
Just soaking up the place.

Picked a place to eat lunch off the internet before we went, to make sure it was good (although we’re vegan so it’s a little trickier).

We used a little of the info on here:
http://www.use-it.be/bruges/map/

Drank a little beer. I can recommend Barbar (wish I’d brought a case of it back).

Bought chocolates from Dumon (to eat on deck on the way back in the middle of the North Sea – can’t stand the lounges, etc on the ferry).

Just wander about. It’s beautiful. You could do the tourist thing and go on a boat ( which is ok) followed by a meal and a few beers. Go up the clock tower. Get a horsey cart ride thing.

Alternatively just get rat arsed on strong beer.

DO NOT BUY IN THE MAIN SQUARE. Robbing bar stewards.

On a more serious note, if you can find somewhere serving Flemish Stew then get some down you – beef stew made with prunes, it’s bloody gorgeous

edit – and Rail city bar in the old hospice is worth it if passing, grab a beer and watch the massive model railway setup

I believe this is from the last remaining independent Trappist brewery in Brugge

😀

Wow cheers chaps!

there’s loads of choc shops and sex toy shops for some reason.

De Koninck was my fave belgian beer

Go up the tower. definitely.
Boat tour if it’s nice. definitely.

Sit in the blazing sun drinking lovely beer, not realising how utterly plastered you are, stand up, fall down. “Borrow” a bike, and then fall asleep on the floor of your expensive hotel room. Probably not.

Oh yeah – we hired a tandem for some random tandem fun.

We went last weekend! Didnt really know what to expect as I booked late and just wanted to go somewhere close to Calais. Watched In Bruge the night before to get an idea 🙂

Lovely, lovely city. The “Venice of the North” apparently. We got a canal boat tour on the 2nd day and that was well worth it. I think it was 7euro per adult and about 4 for my lad. Only 30mins, but you get some commentary and a lazy way to see some of the city. The Horse+cart is very expensive. Wanted to go up the Bell Tower, but we gave up after queuing for too long and my lad kicked up. The market square has a Xmas market and ice skating rink. The market is pretty lame, with a load of tat, but has some Gluhwein and beers, the better market is just down the main high street and has some foods stalls, but again, not very big.
Definitely try some beers. I had the Zot stuff which was good, but my fav was the dark “Donker” beer.

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I need to spend more time there, without my boy as he was winging a lot! Would like to have seen some more sights really.

Brugge still has an independent brewery, who do an excellent tour. That was the high point for me and Mrs PF in the summer.

http://www.halvemaan.be/

Boat trip, beer drinking and chocolate also good.

APF

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Brugge still has an independent brewery, who do an excellent tour. That was the high point for me and Mrs PF in the summer.

http://www.halvemaan.be/

Boat trip, beer drinking and chocolate also good.

APF
Yeah, that’ll be the brewery that produces Zot, mentioned above… 😉

From what I remember there were about 27 sweet shops (mainly nougat) to every bar.