im going the week before xmas and im going to a place called brugge.its 300 pound sterling for 3 nights.so any comments would be usefull,im going with my girlfriend
2006-10-21 04:13:24 · 14 answers · asked by lisasbarred 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
When I went to Brugge (two and a bit years ago) it was cold, wet, the night life was non-existent, it was full of tour groups of pensioners looking at lace doilies and just really rather dull. Instead of spending two nights we stayed one then moved onto Brussels.
On the plus side there are no McDonalds, they have good beer and excellent chocolate.
2006-10-21 04:18:36 · answer #1 · answered by sarcasticquotemarks 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Brugge is a fairly sleepy town with not that much happening. It's very picturesque but the night life is not too great. Food was good... people ok..... nothing else really to say..... of take a train to Brussels for a better night life but even then compared with the rest of Europe it's in a lower league.
2006-10-22 22:56:18 · answer #2 · answered by joelyboy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
belgium is quite a cultured place with loadsa bonny buildings. u must sample the cheese, the chocolate and the beer. hoegaarden is particularly good.
its a romantic place in some ways, although it gets quite nippy of a night, the weather is similar to ours. you might find the canals smell a bit mind.
i found the people there to be generally more broadminded than the brits, although i was a bit spoilt because my hosts were great people.
enjoy yourself, chux. you won't get a tan but you should get a fairly warm welcome from anybody who has forgiven the english for the haisel stadium disaster.
oh yeah, and they speak flemish in brugge, as it is in flanders, but it ain't dutch, remember that. there is a certain amount of antipathy towards the dutch in some people in flanders, so remember, they are flemings and they speak flemish.
say hello to irwin in the gent social centre for me if he is still there, he was a lovely man.
2006-10-21 08:00:26 · answer #3 · answered by swot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I remember of Brugge from a few years ago, there's very little there except for a bit of canal and some old buildings and a tramway. I suspect that for any night life you'll be going elsewhere, like Brussels - it's not too far by train. Enjoy yourselves wherever you finish up!
2006-10-21 04:31:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is fun their, but very very pinpointed at tourists
They speak French most of the time. I can't give you any tips to go, but I can assure you that it is nice to visit it
have a great holiday!
o, yeh, and Liege or Luik (French and German name for the same place) has a wonderful little plaza, you should have to go their, it is very serene. (o, and during Christmas that place is covered with ice, to skate) and I think that is so cosy!!
and Liege has a big fair. And some (boring) musea
2006-10-21 06:57:29 · answer #5 · answered by frenzie-ann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive been in brussles and in liège and believe me it kinda sux there.at least liège.it looks like eastern germany before the wall fell there.brussles is a bit prettier because its a very old city.nevertheless both of these cities are in the french part of belgium.ive heard the flanders region is much better than wallonia.is supposed to not even be a comparison between them...
2006-10-21 04:15:12 · answer #6 · answered by Obilee 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I went there many years ago it's a lovely place, the night life was not up to much it might have changed since.
2006-10-21 04:18:06 · answer #7 · answered by LondonNick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Belgae are the bravest of the galic peoples, Ceasar said so.
Sorry, don't know why I said that. I've been reading the comentaries. I'll go and lay down now.
2006-10-21 04:16:38 · answer #8 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went for the day and it was lovely. Lots of shops and cafes and the architecture was wonderful. Have a lovely stay x
2006-10-25 00:43:47 · answer #9 · answered by jacquikuk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the waffles they are awesome
2006-10-21 04:16:11 · answer #10 · answered by uncle J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋