Brugge

I am amazed.  This is so much better than I ever thought.  The canals, the squares, the fish market, the food, the chocolate.   Incredible.  We're staying about five minutes for the market square, and three from Burg.   The canals are less than a block away, with the tour boats coming by constantly.  The place were staying is owned by Alex who owns the designer furniture store across the strret and the antique furniture store downstairs.  Our furnishing are exquisite, leather chairs, huge sofa dn very comfortable beds.  the spiral stairway up to our room is zebrawood.......

Took Betty to dinner Tuesday night forr her 89th birthday at a great seafood place called Den Breydel between the burg and the market square.  Great food and a surprise sparkler for dessert.  Everyone applauded.

Next morning the local market was in the square when we arrived..............This time just food.  No socks shoes or underwear......picked up some goodies and had them for dinner.  Great sausages, local cheeses, and good bread make for a heck off a dinner. 

Haven't had any chocolate yet...............Alex told us there were only four stores that have real Belgian chocolate and most of the others only use imported products.  We'll see later when we hit them.  Julia loves the outdoor cafes.  She gets her own chair, and usually just goes to sleep after she's settled in.  However, she HATES the horses that draw the carriges through the town, usually hiding directly behind Donna, which is kind of funny.  she actually got up enough nerve today to bark at one, but when it liffted it's head for the grazing bag and looked at her, she didn't seem so brave.

Tomorrow we head fo Amsterdam, which will be the only really large city we hit until Paris.