Manchester (UK) & Belgium (Brussels, Bruges) Day 3 – Part 1

CoffeeTravels — By on December 31, 2008 at 9:35 PM

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We travelled from Brussels city to another place called Bruges via train. The journey was about 45 minutes and return ticket costs €13 (RM63.51). The train was quite new and the ride was really smooth. I can hardly hear any noise generated by the train. I guess the noise insulation of the train was really good.

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Train station

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Train station

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Me sitting comfortably in the train

We reached the station and headed to the information counter for tourist maps. Ah Yew paid €0,50 (RM2.44) for the map. Based on the map, we need to walk quite a distance to our hostel.

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Did I just spotted a BMW X6?

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Building under maintenance. The only shot with great sky view.

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The “lobby” of the hostel. Apparently it was a restaurant!

We reserved a room for 6 people and each person contributed about €18 (RM87.93) in average for 1 night. There were 3 double deckers and a single bed. Showers and WCs were located outside of the room. We took a rest while looking through the local map for tourist attractions.

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Walking out from the hostel. The entrance was at the back of the building.

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This building is called “Stairway to Heaven”. 366 steps to get to the top, 83 meters high bell tower.

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Market square

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Closer view

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Buildings at the market square

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Me at the market square

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Restaurants, shops, hotels, etc..

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Steven and me

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Closer view of the Belfry

It was lunch time already by then. We went to the christmas market for lunch. There were many stores there selling food and souvenirs. The food was expensive though. I had a fish fillet, chocolate waffle and fries. That sum up to almost €10 (RM48.85).

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Small special fries with onions. It costs €3 (RM14.66) each.

To be continued in Part 2

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  • Christopher says:

    Did you climb up the “Stairways to Heaven”?
    Are those fries nice??

  • Yao Siang says:

    I did not climb the “Stairway to Heaven”.. It was not worth it to pay and get tired.. Haha..
    The fries tastes good. There were 3 different type of sauce on it! =)

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