Tuesday, December 15, 2015

I went to Brugge Christmas Market


For Six Word Saturday 

Last Sunday, I crossed the English Channel and spent the day at the Brugge Christmas Market. The main attraction for me however, was what Belgium is famous for - moulles frites, chocolate and a choice of 360 or so different beers!

This first picture is the bottom corner of a six-foot tall chocolate Christmas tree in a chocolatier's shop window. I would have bought it, but it might have been a bit difficult to get home!


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...and then a leisurely stroll back to the car park.


43 comments:

  1. Beautiful photos oh my all that chocolate heheh!

    Have a tanfastic week :-)

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    1. Cheers matey. I have never seen so many chocolate shops in one place - all chucking samples at you!

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  2. Fantastic photos! For some reason, I keep being drawn to the first one ;-)

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    1. Me too Annalisa which is why it was the first one I posted. It has to be the ultimate Christmas tree - 6 feet of chocky heaven!

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  3. I want to go. ~pout~ Lovely photos! You have an excellent eye.

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    1. Darla, it is a beautifully photogenic place any time of the year. It's known as the Venice of the North because of its canals - another subject for another day trip!

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  4. The Venice of the North? I have been wanting to go there for 15 years! Great pics!
    Mitch

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    1. I didn't have time to photograph the canals this tip - too busy eating chocolate!

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  5. What cool pics. Makes me really want to travel.

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    1. It's a beautiful city and for me its just a short boat trip away.

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  6. Yes.. your chocolate pic is making me really hungry now hahaha

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  7. That chocolate looks so good! I've never been to Europe. I bet it was beautiful! Thanks for stopping by the Talbert Zoo. Have a great week and Merry Christmas.

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    1. Living on the UK coast just a few miles across the water from France, Europe is easily accessible for me. Thanks for dropping by.

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  8. I love the nativity scene, its so colorful!

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  9. One of my favorite towns/cities in all the world! I haven't been there at Christmas, though.

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    1. It's also famous as the lace capital of the world of course. It certainly is very special.

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  10. Oh Belgium looks beautiful (and delicious)! Not sure I would have let the difficulty carrying the chocolate home bother me. :-)

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  11. Lovely pictures. Looks like a wonderful place to visit.
    num num num, that tree sounds very good, and very bad. Would love to see it in person.

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  12. Silly! You don't have to worry about bringing the huge chocolate Christmas tree home...you eat it there!

    Here's my Wordless Wednesday!

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  13. Was it too difficult to get home because of size, or because you would have taken too many bites of it.

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    1. Thinking about it, if I'd eaten half before I left, I might just have got it the car!

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  14. Chocolates and Mussels, alive, alive-o

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  15. I went to Brussels a few years ago. Would love to go back for the Christmas markets! Thanks for linking up! x

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  16. I love Bruges - chocolate,lace and canals. You could have bought the choccy tree and eaten all the bits that were awkward to pack.

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  17. And a good time was had by all! :) I'm rather partial to Florentines too.

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  18. What a fantastic market! I must try a Florentine!

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  19. It looks like a wonderful place and an enjoyable trip.

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  20. Oh that chocolate yum Oh and what a pleasure to go to a christmas market in Bruggeutiful and I used to have friends there as well long time
    ago and great memories going out there.
    I wish you already a Merry Christmas

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  21. Thanks for taking us round the Christmas market - I still haven't managed to get to one, but one day I will!

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