A weekend in Belgium

–We are having a new kitchen so cooking is impossible, so why not pop over to Brugge for the weekend? The flight to Brussels is only an hour and Bruges is 1 1/2 hours on the train, a doddle then. Er so why did it take 7 hours door to door? I booked in online, then we headed for the airport. Manchester security is a nightmare. Every time we go it is something different. This time my ziplock with the fluid stuff in was too big, and Phil had solids and liquids in his, a no no; oh and only one bag per person. Aagh! Ok made it through, calm down and have a coffee. The flight was then delayed.

We just missed a train, so had to wait 45 mins for the next. Nothing major, so why did the trip take so long? I really don't know. But we got to Bruges safely, and checked into our hotel, the Hotel Jan Brito. It is lovely. http://www.janbrito.com it is a 16th century building. We were in a room at the back with a clever lift in the courtyard, so it doesn't spoil the lovely old building. 

The sun was shining so we quickly went off to explore. A boat trip along the canals, was a lovely way of introducing ourself to the city. We then went for a walk and came across a group dancing in the Fish Market. It seems there is dancing there during the summer, folk on Friday, salsa on Saturday and Argentine tango on Sunday. It was brilliant to watch. Even a downpour was not able to stop them. I was so tempted to join in, but they all looked like they knew what they were doing. So we had a beer!