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ideas for one day in Belgium?


My husband and I are flying from the US to Holland in a week or so to visit
good friends. Husband really wants to do a side trip to Belgium, either for
a day or an overnight, mostly just to say he's been, and also to drink
Belgian beer in its place of origin.

We'll be traveling either by train or by rented car from Leiden, NL, to an
as yet unknown destination in Belgium. Our entire trip is only 5 nights
long, so I'm interested in a short travel time from Leiden (~2 hrs or
less).

Visiting churches is not on our wish list. We are 4 adults around 40 years
old who like to eat and drink, and we can be slightly raucous during
dinner, so I'm not looking for a hushed restaurant, though we'll pay
handsomely for excellent food, wine, and service. We are not vegetarians
and 3 out of 4 of us are adventurous eaters. The 4th is mostly a meat and
potatoes guy.

We like museums, but prefer the offbeat over fine art for this trip. I love
Art Nouveau architecture and decoration, which I understand some cities in
Belgium have in spades. Husband is also interested in cartoons in general,
and again, I know we'll be in the right place for that.

I'd love any suggestions or suggested itineraries about how and where to
spend a day and evening in Belgium. Restaurants, things to do or see,
hotels less than ~$100/night. Suggestions of restaurants or bars with
particularly large or particularly good beer selection a bonus.


Many thanks,
Cate

permalink written by  Cate on November 15, 2006


Sounds like you're in for Bruges!
I'm sure others can recommend offbeat places there, but the town is worth
a day trip for its own already, and there are many, many fine
restaurants.

I'm sure you will find a lot of information here:
http://www.Brugge.be/internet/en/index.htm

btw: 40 Bruges pubs participate in a cartoons project: they have cartoons
on their beer mats/coasters in an effort to emphasize the need to 'go out
sensibly' (a campaign to encourage visitors not to drive drunk, not to
take a leak at the nearest tree on the market square, etc.).



permalink written by  Erick T. Barkhuis on November 15, 2006


The only problem with doing a day trip to Bruges by train is that they
will spend more than 6 hours of the day on the train. A day trip to
Antwerp only involves spending 3.5 hours o the train. Antwerp also has
lots of good places to eat and drink.


permalink written by  Martin on November 15, 2006


I've driven past the Auchan on the N side of Antwerp many times and
thought it might be a good place to stock up on food en route to The
Bog. Is that the case? - is it up to the standard of a French
supermarket?


permalink written by  jeremyrh on November 15, 2006


I am planning a trip to Belgium too. There is a website that helps me a lot to find accommodation there. I will be living in the hotel Amigo, Brussels, Belgium. You can go to have a look to see if you are interested.

permalink written by  Li Na on April 11, 2007

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