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| Cutting up our lunch! |
We knew that today was going to be a slow more relaxing
day.
After breakfast we were off
to the Saturday market.
As I noted
a few days ago about going to the Wednesday market, where all kinds of food and
flowers are sold, there is also a Saturday market in a much larger
location.
We arrived at the market
place by about 11 AM.
This market
was much larger than the Wednesday market.
There were many vendors selling all kinds of clothing and
tapestries in addition to the large number of vendors selling all the varieties
of food.
It was interesting to
even see some vendors selling live animals, that were obviously sold for the
purpose of ending up on someone’s dinner plate.
We purchased some excellent macaroons and then some
lunch.
For lunch we bought a rack
of ribs and roast potatoes.
The
ribs were cut up for us and we eventually found a bench to sit on to enjoy our
purchase.
The ribs were very delicious
as were the potatoes.
We actually
thoroughly enjoy walking around the markets of Europe and seeing all the foods
and other items for sale.
It
definitely gives a “flavor” of the country’s culture.
In many cases we enjoy the markets of Europe more than some
of the museums.
The market here in
Bruges was great, but not quite up to what we have seen at the
Boqueria in
Barcelona, Spain.
The Barcelona market is probably the best market place in Europe.
After taking in all of the sites and sounds of the market
today, we walked around Bruges a bit more and stopped off into the old town hall and then The Church of Our Lady. The Church of Our Lady in Bruges, houses one of Michelangelo's famous marble sculptures,
Madonna and Child.
After some rest at the hotel and a bit more walking, we found a great little Italian
restaurant for dinner.
As usual,
we started off with some great Belgian beer,
Leffe, before dinner.
By 8:30 PM we were back at the hotel to
organize our luggage, as tomorrow morning we head to our airport hotel for an
overnight stay, as our flight to Rome is 10:15 AM Monday morning.
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| Madonna and Child by Michelangelo |
We knew that today was going to be a slow more relaxing
day. After breakfast we were off
to the Saturday market. As I noted
a few days ago about going to the Wednesday market, where all kinds of food and
flowers are sold, there is also a Saturday market in a much larger
location. We arrived at the market
place by about 11 AM. This market
was much larger than the Wednesday market. There were many vendors selling all kinds of clothing and
tapestries in addition to the large number of vendors selling all the varieties
of food. It was interesting to
even see some vendors selling live animals, that were obviously sold for the
purpose of ending up on someone’s dinner plate. We purchased some excellent macaroons and then some
lunch. For lunch we bought a rack
of ribs and roast potatoes. The
ribs were cut up for us and we eventually found a bench to sit on to enjoy our
purchase. The ribs were very delicious
as were the potatoes. We actually
thoroughly enjoy walking around the markets of Europe and seeing all the foods
and other items for sale. It
definitely gives a “flavor” of the country’s culture. In many cases we enjoy the markets of Europe more than some
of the museums. The market here in
Bruges was great, but not quite up to what we have seen at the Boqueria in
Barcelona, Spain. The Barcelona market is probably the best market place in Europe. After taking in all of the sites and sounds of the market
today, we walked around Bruges a bit more and stopped off into the old town hall and then The Church of Our Lady. The Church of Our Lady in Bruges, houses one of Michelangelo's famous marble sculptures, Madonna and Child. After some rest at the hotel and a bit more walking, we found a great little Italian
restaurant for dinner. As usual,
we started off with some great Belgian beer, Leffe, before dinner. By 8:30 PM we were back at the hotel to
organize our luggage, as tomorrow morning we head to our airport hotel for an
overnight stay, as our flight to Rome is 10:15 AM Monday morning. 
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