Showing posts with label Bruges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bruges. Show all posts
July 4, 2018
Europe 2018 day 5: the other Belgian 3-star
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After a good night's sleep, we got up and took a leisurely breakfast on the terrace by the canal at Hotel Van Cleef. This was relaxing and delightful, as it was still early and the tourists haven't come out to cruise around on boats yet.
July 3, 2018
Europe 2018 day 4: In Bruges
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After our very long lunch at Hertog Jan, we returned to Bruges to try to do a little bit of sightseeing. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Historical Center of Bruges is not large, and everything is within walking distance from our hotel.
Hello Kitty had wanted to visit a few of the historic windmills, so we walked towards the canal at the eastern end. Sint-Janshuismolen and Koeleweimolen are among the ones still standing and are actually open to visitors, but unfortunately we only got back to town after visitor hours had finished.
After our very long lunch at Hertog Jan, we returned to Bruges to try to do a little bit of sightseeing. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Historical Center of Bruges is not large, and everything is within walking distance from our hotel.
Hello Kitty had wanted to visit a few of the historic windmills, so we walked towards the canal at the eastern end. Sint-Janshuismolen and Koeleweimolen are among the ones still standing and are actually open to visitors, but unfortunately we only got back to town after visitor hours had finished.Europe 2018 day 4: 3-star farmhouse
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We got up bright an early to take the train from Antwerp to Bruges. Like other days in our itinerary in Belgium, we are only staying one night here. And for this one night, we chose Hotel Van Cleef and got ourselves a canal view room. As we browsed through TripAdvisor, Hello Kitty and I were amazed to find that out of more than 500 reviews for this hotel, not a single person gave it a "one star", and only one person gave it "two stars". For that reason alone, we were curious to check it out.
It was immediately apparent to us after we arrived at the hotel. While it was too early to check in, the receptionist gave us a tour of the hotel premises, offered us a voucher for a free tour of the historic center of the town - which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in its entirety - and offered us coffee and breakfast on the hotel's patio facing the canal.
We got up bright an early to take the train from Antwerp to Bruges. Like other days in our itinerary in Belgium, we are only staying one night here. And for this one night, we chose Hotel Van Cleef and got ourselves a canal view room. As we browsed through TripAdvisor, Hello Kitty and I were amazed to find that out of more than 500 reviews for this hotel, not a single person gave it a "one star", and only one person gave it "two stars". For that reason alone, we were curious to check it out.
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