Decadent, scrumptious and luscious are the best adjectives to describe these popular Belgium foods. The chocolate literally makes your eyes roll back in your head...the waffles give you food coma (in a good way) and the beer...think vanilla, buttery and robust. Oh and side-note, the beer here is STRONG...after 2 and no dinner, I was feeling quite tipsy! My favorites were (in order):
1) Tripel Karmekiet
2) Augustijn Blonde
3) Piraat Blonde
I will most definitely be seeking these tasty brews out when I am back in NYC, although I can hardly believe they will taste half as good...
If you know anything about Belgium, you will also know they are not really known for anything else (food-wise) besides those items mentioned above. However, something I quite loved about this country (and in particular in Brugge) is the architecture. The houses are all are snuggled tightly together, but each one has its own little personality shining through. They all have little steps on the peeks of the roofs which indicated wealth back in the day (i.e. the more steps, the richer the family). I learned that handy fact on our canal tour of the city!
Brugge has also been called the city of love and I believe it...every bar or restaurant we wandered into was somehow warm and cozy...so much so that you never wanted to leave. There are also people from all over the world gracing the streets. We met a Romanian, German and some British blokes in our hostel. It's always fun to gather 'round a pint and share travel stories filled with moments of joy and struggle, enlightenment and enrichment...
After a few short days full of quaint shops, yummy beer and wonderful street markets with marching bands (yes, did I fail to mention that we saw nearly 3 different marching bands coming through the street market?) it was time to head to my third destination on this adventure...Amsterdam, the land of funny wooden shoes and windmills in the Netherlands.
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