Brugge: Waffles and Chocolate and Fries, Oh My!

I was in the beautiful city of Brugge this weekend. After a tiring, lengthly and cold trip there (8 1/2 hours. Not fun.), we arrived to a light dusting of snow starting to cover the city in the afternoon. We disposed of our bags in our (janky) hostel and began to explore when a mini blizzard commenced. Emily, Christina and I were hunched over, walking straight into the heavy, fast-falling snow before taking refuge in a small restaurant, where we each had our first Belgian waffles. (These would turn out to be the least delicious of the 4 I ate this weekend, in my opinion). After the snow lightened a bit, we continued walking down one of the main roads to check out the little shops. Dinner in a quiet little pub, drinks with the group at 2 bars... the 2nd of which was a biker bar called Crash.

The next day we awoke early and started our long day with a delicous breakfast of waffles and chocoalte. Literally the best thing I have ever eaten. Mine had bananas as well, Emily got hers with ice cream. That, paired with the richest hot chocolate - they serve you steamed milk, then you pour in the chocolate syrup,  delicous! - was the perfect start to our day. The next 10 hours was spend seeing multiple churches, shopping, and generally walking a lot. The city is absolutely gorgeous at any time of day, but I happened to get some great shots with some left over morning light, as well as some cool night ones as well. We found an outdoor market just as it was closing where I found a gift for someone... won't say who though! One down, 5 to go :) Christina and I wandered on our own for a little bit and came across some beautiful watercolors of different parts of Brugge. We each bought a small piece and got a postcard-sized one thrown in for free from the artists' girlfriend who was selling his work. Mine is of the oldest bridge in Brugge and the chocolate shop we'd just gone into minnutes before. I'm so happy I got it, and I can't wait to put it up in my apartment next year! (eeeekk!!) Nighttime consisted of a bar and walking around in the freezing cold.

This morning we went to an art museum before visiting another chocolate shop (one box for me, one to save and bring home! you're welcome, family!) and grabbing some post cards. The trip home was significantly less stressful and shorter than the journey to Brugge. Uploading the 160ish pictures now! Here's a taste