Freelance Badger

Just booked a mini holiday with 24 hours in Bruges, Belgium. Any suggestions what to see/do/avoid there?

vindaloo

See the town, take a boat ride, drink beer. Get a guided tour of the brewery. Buy choccy. Wear comfortable shoes, they like cobbles. Avoid Rodenback unless you know what it is. It's supposed to be like that it's not "off". Similarly, anything labelled Gueze or with an Oud in front of it.

Avoid Stella, Jupiler etc. Try to get a bottle of Westvleteren 12 in the Hotel Erasmus bar if you're not averse to darker, heavier beers. Erasmus can be touchy about non-guests depending on how busy they are.

http://www.hotelerasmus.com/

J.

GaryK

Yep drink jupiler until you fall over, sleep and then repeat!

King RA

Watch your back for Dr. Evils homies

Nigel H

I liked the view from the top of the clock tower - 300 steps or so to the top

SWRTWannabe

I'd second the clock tower. Look out for the horse and carts too - they take no prisoners

JohnD

iTrader: (5)

Yes, you must do the clock tower and the brewery and time permitting, the canal ride. As Belgium goes, Bruges is a lovely place.
JohnD

JohnD

iTrader: (5)

I was at the top when the bells rang! Get your timing right to be there when that happens!
JohnD

Shane

iTrader: (6)

Don't eat and drink in the market square, it cost me 12 euros for a medium beer and a hot chocolate, if you venture a bit further out the food is better and cheaper, my wife and I found a little place called the Hobbit grill which seemed really popular with the locals and directly opposite was Tolkiens which is run by the same people. Do the Clock Tower, amazing views from the top.
Keep an eye on the goings on here http://www.meteowvl.be/flash/brugge.php. Enjoy yourself and don't try and do all the beers in one night. The Kwaak is good if only for the glass it comes in.

Shane

Shane

iTrader: (6)

Forgot to say, cyclists can ride the wrong way down a one way street, nearly had me a couple of times...

Freelance Badger

Cheers for the tips...

little-ginge

Horse and cart were extremely popular when we went. The queue stretched right around the square!!

Great place to visit if, like me, you are into chocolate...

Elmer Fudpucker

Not so much Bruges,but my favourite part of Belgium is the E40 highway.

...the road back to Blighty