Trip to Bruges

Last week Douglas and I went on a "mini cruise" from Hull to Bruges to celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversaries :-)

We set off on Bank Holiday Monday (4th May) and went to the Port, gave them our tickets feeling pleased we had got there with plenty of time to spare.

What we didnt realise was we had got there with about 25 hours to spare!! (the earliest we have ever been for the start of a holiday) We were due to sail on the 5th May, not the 4th.. ooppsss.. luckily the P&O ferry people were happy to move our booking forward.

We spent the night on the boat, taking in a film in their tiny cinema (with very uncomfortable seats) and eating in their buffet - they had a few nice veggie dishes, so I was happy.

After breakfast the next day, the boat docked and we piled into a bus that dumped us somewhere on the outskirts of the city. Although we had a map telling us where we had been dumped, we had no idea where the hotel was, and there was no one around to help. We teamed up with another couple heading for the same hotel, and got a taxi, so problem solved!

Our hotel were happy to sell us an extra days stay, and we went straight to our room - a decent size with a comfy bed, tv and en suite facilities. We sorted out our stuff and collapsed for a while, catching up on a poor nights sleep on the boat.

Later, we set out on our first explore of the city and found some sandwiches for lunch.

During our stay we explored museums, a few churches, had a boat trip on the canals, and a couple of meals in rather expensive restaurants. On Wednesday, we went to the food and flower market, and purchased bread rolls, cheese, tomatoes, and some strawberries, and having emptied the contents of our rooms mini bar, we used it for our carpet picnic for the rest of our stay!

We headed back for the ferry on Friday, and after a much better nights sleep (we upgraded our cabin, and worked out how to adjust the temperature of the room) we were back in England again, and soon heading home.