Chocolate Capitol of the World!

February nine some of us decided to get out of the country for the first time and head down to Brugge, Belgium!  After a couple of people bailed.. thanks Brian and Michael.. it ended up being me and seven ladies.. not a bad weekend! It ended up being a long trip down there.. bike, train, ferry, and then a looong bus ride. Once we got there we learned the hotel we booked was actually NOT in the center of town like it said.. but thirty minutes out of town.. another bus ride and we were there just before the front desk closed! After "only three" of us checked in.. eight of us managed to sleep in the three person room! Yes- I did sleep on a cold hard floor.. but it was worth it to save a few bucks!

We hit up a city market right away for some Belgium brats! 

The whole group in one of the city squares.. :) Lots and lots of old buildings in this city! 

All the people with money to spare can take horse rides around the city. 

A very very gorgeous city.. 

An old church we found while wandering.. 

I love all the organs out here! 

And of course Brugge is the chocolate capitol of the world.. literally there is over a hundred small chocolate shops that handmake their own chocolate. 

As always I LOVE shooting people on the street.. not sure what instrument he was playing but it was awesome! 

Picture turned out funky.. but this is the Basilica of the Holy Blood.. the relic here is believed to be blood of Christ collected by Joseph.. interesting but it cost to go in so we didn't take the time. 

It was only a short trip but we saw a lot and it was good to get away from Zwolle for the first time... and we all learned that "just winging it" is sometimes not the best solution! Of course we also had to try a waffle! They don't even serve them before noon however, so we had ours in the middle of the afternoon between rounds of chocolate.. and yes they are so so much better than the Belgium waffles served in Iowa.