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| no partners | | So, who here has seen "In Bruges", the dark comedy about two Irish hitmen and their psycho boss, starring Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes and Colin Farrell? If you haven't, you should.   
So, my wife and I were sitting in Den Haag wondering what to do next. As the trip was a gift / dying wish from my step-mom to my wife, I wanted my wife to choose. She wasn't sure so, having seen the movie, I suggested Brugge. (I use the Dutch spelling.) She thought it was a good idea, so off we went.
We took our time, so didn't get settled into a hotel until late afternoon. Were still able to get over to the Belfry (aka Belfort) -- which featured in the movie (I'd link to a YouTube clip but pretty much the entire movie is NSFW  ) -- and get in before closing, despite the long line. Made it up the 366 steps / 83m in five minutes. Could have done it faster -- thanx to all my hiking  -- except the upper steps were quite narrow, and there was quite a crowd. Great views from on top, and was lucky enough to be up there when the bells sounded. Boy were they loud. 
Afterwards had a Jupiler beer and frites with "joppiesaus" from a shack outside the Belfry. No idea what "joppiesaus" would be,  but turned out to be a rather tasty combination of what appeared to be mayo and curry.
After the frites, we wandered around a bit before a late dinner, accompanied by a Rochefort 8 from Trappistes Rochefort. Belgium has 1500 beers, and I only have one liver. Life is not fair ... 
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Video : http://youtu.be/KwT26YKlp1A (with live bells!) |
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