In Bruges

We took advantage of the Bank Holiday on Good Friday by visiting Bruges, Belgium from Friday to Sunday of Easter weekend.  Bruges is the site of the 2008 film In Bruges starring Colin Farrell, which I have yet to see but was asked by countless people if I had seen it when we mentioned we would be traveling there.  I guess I will have to add it to my Netflix queue.  Bruges is a small city surrounded by canals known for its chocolate and lace.  We skipped the lace but definitely took advantage of all the chocolate shops in the city.  The trip pretty much centered around eating chocolate and sampling Belgian beers including the local beer Brugse Zot at De Halve Maan Brewery.

Colin's favorite part of the trip was once again a boat ride.  The boat trip went through the many canals of the city.  Colin insisted on announcing "BRIDGE" every time we would go under one (approximately every 15 seconds).  I am sure the fellow passengers loved the commentary.  We also went to the french fry and chocolate museums which were about as lame as they sound like they would be.  The city is known for its art museums, but we have given up on going to art museums with a toddler.

We headed back to Brussels on Sunday afternoon via a local train and then took the Eurostar the rest of the way to London.  Colin is still enamored by "choo choos" so was a happy traveler.

I didn't take many pictures on this trip but have posted a few of the ones I took below.

Markt - the main square of Bruges 

Another quality Buckley family picture in front of one of Bruges windmills

Canal ride

Canal ride

More quality parenting - sampling beer at De Halve Maan Brewery while your child watches an iPad and eats a sucker