Brugge

I’ve got different people telling me how the name of this city should be pronounced - "Bru-her", "Bru-ger", "Bru-uch". 

Located about 1hr 10mins by train from Brussels,  I made a day trip to the city of Brugge.

It's one of the very few days on my trip where I had not so pleasant weather exploring sights, with grey skies and occasional drizzle. 

It also seemed that I picked the wrong days to explore the various towns in Belgium, as quite a number of the shops and restaurants were closed on Wednesday (many places were closed in Antwerp when I was there on a Monday). There were still a number of things opened around the city centre though. 

The main sights were circled mainly around the Markt place, with the Belfry Tower looming over the centre of the town and beautiful buildings surrounding the square. 

 

As well as the Burg Square where the Holy Blood Basilica is located.

The Holy Blood Basilica is certainly worth entering into, as it has a really nice interior. It is also said to have the Holy blood ie. Jesus' blood, filled in a cylinder and said to had been taken on a crusade to Jerusalem in the 12th century. Every day, it's taken out if it's safe and put on a pillow to be worshipped.

There were also some nice canal ways and even a few windmills at the edge of the city centre.

Overall a nice city to spend an afternoon from Brussels.