In Brugge. Shoot first, sightsee later.

When you can take the day to spend in Brugge and then head back home to Brussels, you're living the life.

Today, school was cancelled because they didn't have heat! It was the most amazing thing to happen ever, especially since Dakota (Tracey's son) prayed for a snow day at dinner last night and he still had school today. He wasn't thrilled with how that turned out. With our day off we went to Brugge. It was so amazing! We took the train there and spent the entire day walking around and taking photos and being extremly obvious that we are americans. We got there around 10:30 and had no idea where to go. We decided that we would just start walking and we would eventually find something. Ya, we were right. We found the market square which had a big farmers market in the middle. It slightly smelled, but it was still nice. We stopped in this place to get hot chocolate and I had another waffle. They are just too good. Afterwards, we were trying to find the clock tower to get museum tickets and while Lindley and Whitley were messing with the map (such americans) Jenna and I (who have no direction sense at all) were able to find the tower. I'm sure it was by chance, but we still got there! So suck it maps...we don't need you.

We go into the tower and we were able to buy a 3 day pass to loads of museums for 5 euro. That was a big highlight for us. We then climbed the tower. Holy hell....that was a near death experience. The stairs were extremely narrow, steep, and spiral. I swear to you there were at least 1000 stairs, but Tracey says that there are only 366. Whose word are you going to take?! There were a 1000, but once we got to the top. OH MY GOD it was beautiful. We could see everything in Brugge. Whitley says that the sight brought tears to her eyes, and then she saw some in mine, but I had to confess that those were from the wind.

We were going to see this museum that had a vial Jesus' blood, but it is closed on Wednesdays...and just Wednesdays. I told Whitley that I would cut myself and let her look at my blood and that it is technically Jesus' because in a way he made me....I guess I stretch things too much because she didn't like that idea. We made our way to this place for lunch and had pizza. Our waiter was extremely cute, but Jenna and I thought that he HAS to be in his 30's because he, well looked in hsi 30's, and was balding on top and in front. Whitley and Lindley thought that he was in his 20's. Whitley decided to ask him and turns out he is 25! He is lying. We all then get to talking and turns out he speaks 6 different languages and I think offered to show us around. Too bad we had to leave...he was hot and I guess younger than I thought.

As we were trying to find this other museum, we ran into the wall of beer! This wall had hundreds of different beer. And I had my FIRST Belgian beer. It was good. Beer is good. Beer is really good. This is the only place that I know where you can get beer, hot chocolate, waffles, and frites at the same place. Incase you don't know, Beligan beer is really really good...and strong.