Bruges floats on a sea of tourists. We dive into side streets to get some air and map out our own route through this amazing UNESCO maze.
Last night, before our day trip to this capital of West Flanders, we meet our friends for dinner and get briefed on history and ongoing cultural/political conflict between Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. Consequently, after butchering some words in French and getting by mostly with English in French-speaking Brussels, we’re advised to make a full switch to English in Bruges.
“Bonjour” almost slips when we enter a café, but I bite my tongue in time and we warm up to a delicious Kaffe before catching a return train to Brussels.
Last night, before our day trip to this capital of West Flanders, we meet our friends for dinner and get briefed on history and ongoing cultural/political conflict between Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. Consequently, after butchering some words in French and getting by mostly with English in French-speaking Brussels, we’re advised to make a full switch to English in Bruges.
“Bonjour” almost slips when we enter a café, but I bite my tongue in time and we warm up to a delicious Kaffe before catching a return train to Brussels.
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