Belgium: Mistakes and Lessons
It seems I promised another Belgium post, and did not carry through. As I mentioned (some time ago at this point), I went to Belgium in February with my parents. We went to the cities of Ghent, Bruges, and Antwerp. Ghent was the most medieval city I have ever seen. Think Game of Thrones times Harry Potter with a touch of Throne of Glass (if you know, you know); that is, until I went to Bruges. Ghent had that whole mossy, damp, run down kind of feel with molding buildings that clearly haven't been altered in centuries. Bruges on the other hand was more like stepping back in time to the height of the medieval era, complete with the near constant sound of horses hooves clopping along on the cobbled streets. Bruges Ghent While in Bruges, we toured the historic "de Halve Maan" brewery, home to the world's first ever beer pipeline, which transports the freshly brewed beer two miles across the city to the bottling plant. Although it sounds tempting, we were informed that n...