The Archery Guild Tower in Bruges
(c) Bill Pinnell 2004
Friday, 10 September 2004
Wednesday, 8 September 2004
The Belfry Tower in Bruges
Bruges
(c) Bill Pinnell 2004
So this is the tower I dragged Denise up. The mediaeval belfry tower (13th-15th century) is 88 metres in height and houses the former city treasury, in which Bruges' valuables (money and royal charters) were once kept. A climb of 366 steps takes the visitor past the impressive clock mechanism and culminates in a breathtaking panoramic view of the city and its surroundings. The famous 47-bell carillon is also located here.
More detail here
Thursday, 2 September 2004
Dinner at Cafedraal
Courtyard table at very nice restaurant in Bruges - Live music from upmarket Sax & bass "buskers" - don't know yet how much it will cost to get them to move on to the next table...or if they do requests
Westmalle - Still brewed by the monks!
On our brewery tour today we learnt that though 100 year ago Bruges had 50 breweries (for a population of 25000) today it has Zero :-( The Henry Maes / Halfmoon brewery was the last. Out of the hundred other breweries in Belgium only 5 are still brewed by Trappist monks in abbies - Westmalle being one of them
Denise & Bean relaxing in the sun
After dragging Denise and 'bean' up 366 steps of the Bruges Belfry tower - its time to take it easy...
Wednesday, 1 September 2004
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