Day Two: Bruges in Pictures

This is where we started our canal ride. Like a postcard!

MBA on the Boat

What's a beautiful European city but with some construction? 

Every. single. place. we. visit. 

No. Kidding!

Can you just imagine this place in spring??? Beautiful!

Bruges boasts over 10 miles in canals. That's a lot of water!

A bit suspect since it's also in English?

Grand Market in Bruges

Lunching on frites with mayonnaise. I definitely recommend their homemade mayonnaise over ketchup any day!

Cathedral in Bruges

 Interior of Cathedral

MBA stopped for a coffee

Just have to love the variety of chocolates in Belgium!

Interior of another church - starkly different from the others!

Wouldn't you love to have this as the nameplate on your front door?!?

 What would a Flemish town be without a few windmills? 

Stopped for a Waffle!

 Home of the Beguinage

Charming. Charming. Charming. 

Can't say it enough about this preserved Medieval town! We loved it!

Belgium: First Day Visit in Pictures

MBA in front of the Cathedral

Interior of the Cathedral

The pulpits in Belgium were all elaborate and exquisite.

The Grand Place

The Gallery

More of the Grand Place -- one of the best grand squares in Europe!

Rue de Pittas!

Last but not least: Chocolate!

Scotland the Beautiful

The harbor in Portree, Skye

A dalmatian house?

Portree, Skye

The Mainland out in the Distance

The skies in Skye were breathtaking!

Out of a picture book?

Mom- don't worry. I took heed of the signs!

What I'm Reading

I just finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a fascinating and heart-warming book about the German Occupation of the English Channel Islands, specifically Guernsey, during World War II.It's fabulous! I definitely recommend reading it!

"I hope ... that my book will illuminate my belief that love of art - be it poetry, storytelling, painting, sculpture, or music - enables people to transcend any barrier man has yet devised." - Mary Ann Shaffer