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This travel blog is created by me, Lars Aldman, a Swedish journalist and traveller, always in the company of my wonderful wife V. who is also a journalist and a fantastic photographer.

I worked for many years for the Swedish National Radio and Television, as a reporter/producer/studio host and a bunch of other roles.but now I’m retired and do whatever I like.

We love to visit foreign countries and cultures and meet people all over the globe. So far we have been to Asia, Africa, South America and the Caribbean and of course Europe. And we’d like to share with You, dear reader, what we have experienced and seen. We hope You want to join us and possibly find ideas for Your own adventures.

PS. To see more of my photos from journeys far and near, head over to aldmangallery.com

To contact us via mail: info@resormedv.se

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Travels with V

Bruges

Travels with V

Bruges

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Food, drinks and chocolate

Bruges part two

The church named “Onze Lieve Vrouw” is definitely worth a visit, especially for the Madonna and child sculpure made by Michelangelo. But you’ll also find many other fine works of art in Flemish style, and two royal sepulchers.

OM NI KAN SE BAKOM BLÄNKET SÅ HAR MANNEN TILL HÖGER OM MITTEN EN KEDJA FASTSATT I SIN NAVEL... — LOOK CLOSELY AND SEE THE MAN WITH A CHAIN ATTACHED TO HIS BELLY BUTTON...

Bruges city center is so small that most places if interest are within walking distance. But to find a different angle to these you can hop on a tour boat that’ll take you through the canals criss-crossing the city. These boats depart from many different locations and as a passenger you really understand how important the canals once were for the city’s wealth and now for its unique atmosphere.

There’s an abundance of restaurants in Bruges and a couple of them carry one or two Michelin stars. We took a chance on “Den Gouden Harynck“, a small intimate place with excellent food and outstanding service. You can read more about our visit on this page (scroll down a bit).

In addition to all the bars and restaurants Bruges is also littered with chocolate shops, selling the stuff in all imaginable forms. And a few unimaginable ones too.

Just walking around the city is a universe of impressions feeding all senses. Here are just a few situations we encountered on our way:

LOPPIS VID KANALEN — FLEA MARKET BY THE CANAL

MYCKET FOLK MEN LITE KÖPLUST — LOTS OF PEOPLE BUT FEW CUSTOMERS

GLADA ENGELSKA HÄXOR PÅ KAFFEREP. BILDEN FANNS PÅ EN UTSTÄLLNING OM HÄXERI — MERRY ENGLISH WITCHES HAVING A CUPPA. PHOTO FOUND IN AN EXHIBITION

On our way home from Bruges we stopped in Gent, which is like a scaled up and modernized version of Bruges. The old houses are similar, only bigger, and the canals are wider. There’s even a medieval castle. But the charm is of course quite different than “in Bruges”.

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