Bruge P2

Ok aftter the old chapel we went out to look around

The chapel tower was a lookout for the merchant

It is so old now, no is allowed up it.

But what a tower

So off we went to explore the quarter

we stopped at a bakery and enjoyed filled rolls that were a dream.

This is the entrance gate to old Bruge, we went through this to get into the old town.

These are around the town and were very fortified.

Old displays were all around us on fences and walls.

Bruge still his a set of working Windmills.

These are used to pump water occasionally.

Walk down the street you get see great views.

of course No trucks allowed in these streets.

But what a tidy town this was.

We headed up the canals to the center of the town

Past old churches that are now restaurants

Past statues of past great men

Passed tributes to fairy tales of the past

Saw the first Christmas shops. and we were about to find many more.

In the Main square you could imagine the old life in the town.

Now it is just Tourists.

Including the old Clock Tower

More Christmas Shops

with fascinating Christmas decoration that weren't red.

So off to the Canal Cruise, past the guild hall.

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