Went to bruge with the hubs last week for a 2-for-1 eurostar 2*hotel deal.
and we learnt something about ourselves...
we just don't do city breaks!
It's not a break - its constant dodging of korean tourists, arrogant school kids in never-ending lines who hog the pavement, streets that smell of wee and very mad cyclists!
our only refuge was the small hotel room with a view of the window next door... aahh.

Now, I enjoyed visiting churches and galleries and museums, but once I'd done a few, i was over it!

Holiday's for us = middle of nowhere + water + quiet + fresh air + HEAT!
Why are there never any 2-for-1 deals going there???

BUT, before you think I hated Bruges - there were 2 things that saved it:

1. The FOOD - mussels, chips, waffels, pancakes, rabbit stew (!!) ... heavenly and affordable.

2. TANDEM BICYCLES!



We hired a tandem bike on the 2nd day and spent 3 hours circuiting bruges along the canal - a bit of fresh air, water, and heat (generated by excersize rarely done)... a few ingredients of the perfect holiday.

Picture it - Philip on the front and me on the back... Philip with full control of steering, brakes, power - me in control of nothing - except my voice!
I'd like to say i handled this trust issue with dignity and that I managed to stay calm and collected... but that would be lying. All the promises of trust I made to Philip on our wedding day? gone! (for those 3 hours anyway)

We discovered something fascinating - instead of my voice become higher with increasing panic levels, it went in the opposite direction, resulting in a kind of growl at panic's peak...

AND to make things worse - Philip just laughed!
oh the joys of marriage.

In conclusion (and for the record) - riding the tandem was educational - and a lot of fun too!


SO - I do think you should go to Bruges if you've haven't been - but you can do it in a day...

and RENT A TANDEM!