Bruges

Emily and I took a day trip from Brussels to Bruges, Belgium.  It is a beautiful medieval city full of old town houses and canals.  Some call it the "Venice of the North" but I find it more like a small Amsterdam (without the prostitutes and drugs).  Unfortunately it rained almost the entire day in Bruges as well, so our wandering was cut short.  We did still get some nice pictures of the canals!

I am particularly amused by this one with the tourists on a canal boat ride and all of them covered in open umbrellas!

This is the clock tower in the main square.  It was the site of a key event in the movie "In Bruges" with Colin Ferrell.  Emily and I discussed climbing it, but since it had over 300 steps, was full of junior high kids on a day trip and we weren't sure we'd be able to see much of a view because of the rain - we skipped it.  And got this picture instead.