We started by wondering up to the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerkhof, also known as Notre Dame of Brugge. Inside is Michelangelo's "Madonna and Child," which was absolutely amazing. The church itself was beautiful too. After looking around in there, we decided to cross the street to the Hospital Museum, and check out some of the oldest medical tools I have ever seen. Let me just say that I am glad I never had to have eye surgery in the early 15th century. It sounds like the worst, most painful thing ever.
After the Hospital Museum, we took a short break and got some hot chocolate. At this point, the 6 of us girls that were traveling together split up from the boys, as we wanted to do some shopping at a little more sightseeing, and they had other plans that included filling their belly's with liquid. After our hot chocolate, we decided to climb the tower, all 366 steps up to the top. The view from there, however, was absolutely phenomenal and made the journey worth it. Still, it was tiring so we decided to do some shopping. All of the shopping was fun, there are a lot of lace and chocolate stores. Everywhere.
The rest of the afternoon was spent in the Salvadore Dali exhibit in the tower. It was one of the coolest art exhibits I have ever seen. There was so much to look at and soak up. It was very inspiring. However, a long day of touring made all of us pretty hungry, so we decided to find a restaurant to eat at and it is true: the mussels in Belgium are so delicious.
It was a great, though tiring day, and it inspired me to want to travel around more. It was nice to do something besides sit around our flats all day. And for those of you thinking of heading to Belgium, I would definitely recommend a day trip to Bruges. And yes, you can do the whole city in just a day.
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