Kennedy: We arrived in London last night, we are now officially on the last leg of the trip. This is depressing.
Our last day in Amsterdam was lovely - checked out some photojournalism at FOAM, drank tall cans and soaked up some sun in Vondelpark while listening to a random guy play Bob Marley, and ate meat croquettes and hamburgers out of a vending machine. Weird, and probably toxic, but very tasty.
Next stop: Bruges, Belgium. Famous for beer and chocolate...my kind of place! Bruges was added to our trip late in the planning stages after we heard it was an awesome party town. Yeah, that wasn't really our experience. Maybe because we were there in the middle of the week? Who knows. Last call at the bars was at 1 a.m., earlier than at the Fish in Clinton. However, we had an even better time the one night we stayed at our hostel's bar and played a few rounds of Kings with our Bruges buddies.
The weather was lovely in Bruges, warm enough for tank tops again. It's quite small but very beautiful. We could walk around the city centre easily, and had seen most of the sights within a few hours of arriving. The main square houses the famed Belmont Tower, which we didn't climb. We opted to visit the Chocolate Museum instead. After learning about cocoa beans and looking at some interesting chocolate art (they had a life-size chocolate statue of Barack Obama), we got to witness a demonstration and taste the final product. Mm mm good.
We also visited the Church of Our Lady, where Michaelangelo's Madonna and Child statue lives. A bit strange to see his work in Belgium; apparently it is one of the very few pieces of his outside of Italy.
Two kind of annoying things about Bruges: the locals don't like tourists and all the stores open and close at random. It made trying to get meals difficult. Especially when the place is open, practically empty, and the owner STILL refuses our business. Jordan and I did not make the 'cut' at a restaurant that sells spaghetti for 3 euros. Thankfully we were good enough for the guys at the fries stand down the street. Random fact: Did you know french fries were actually invented in Belgium? I didn't either. I also didn't know there was a movie called "In Bruges" starring Colin Farrell. A line from the movie: "If I grew up on a farm and was retarded, I might think Bruges is interesting. But I didn't, so I don't." Damn that Colin Farrell. Don't worry Bruges, I'm not too good for you.
Our last day in Amsterdam was lovely - checked out some photojournalism at FOAM, drank tall cans and soaked up some sun in Vondelpark while listening to a random guy play Bob Marley, and ate meat croquettes and hamburgers out of a vending machine. Weird, and probably toxic, but very tasty.
Next stop: Bruges, Belgium. Famous for beer and chocolate...my kind of place! Bruges was added to our trip late in the planning stages after we heard it was an awesome party town. Yeah, that wasn't really our experience. Maybe because we were there in the middle of the week? Who knows. Last call at the bars was at 1 a.m., earlier than at the Fish in Clinton. However, we had an even better time the one night we stayed at our hostel's bar and played a few rounds of Kings with our Bruges buddies.
The weather was lovely in Bruges, warm enough for tank tops again. It's quite small but very beautiful. We could walk around the city centre easily, and had seen most of the sights within a few hours of arriving. The main square houses the famed Belmont Tower, which we didn't climb. We opted to visit the Chocolate Museum instead. After learning about cocoa beans and looking at some interesting chocolate art (they had a life-size chocolate statue of Barack Obama), we got to witness a demonstration and taste the final product. Mm mm good.
We also visited the Church of Our Lady, where Michaelangelo's Madonna and Child statue lives. A bit strange to see his work in Belgium; apparently it is one of the very few pieces of his outside of Italy.
Two kind of annoying things about Bruges: the locals don't like tourists and all the stores open and close at random. It made trying to get meals difficult. Especially when the place is open, practically empty, and the owner STILL refuses our business. Jordan and I did not make the 'cut' at a restaurant that sells spaghetti for 3 euros. Thankfully we were good enough for the guys at the fries stand down the street. Random fact: Did you know french fries were actually invented in Belgium? I didn't either. I also didn't know there was a movie called "In Bruges" starring Colin Farrell. A line from the movie: "If I grew up on a farm and was retarded, I might think Bruges is interesting. But I didn't, so I don't." Damn that Colin Farrell. Don't worry Bruges, I'm not too good for you.
I've seen that movie, it's actually very good. You guys would probably really enjoy seeing it when you get back.
ReplyDeleteI may not have commented on all your posts, but I've been reading them, sounds like you guys are still having a great time. Keep it up!
Hi kids.....you still have over 3 weeks left to go, so cheer up! Lots of time for fun still!
ReplyDeleteFunny line from the movie!!
So they wouldn't serve you a meal? Wow, that's odd!!
Well, glad to hear all is well with you two.
Looking forward to the next blog...keep 'em comin'.
HUGS ~mom~