Belgium Day 5 - Ghent and Bruges

We had toast and yoghurt for breakfast, then packed up, tidied and left the apartment. We walked to Louise Metro station then caught the Metro to Brussels Midi station. At the Europcar desk we picked up our hired car for the rest of the trip, a black Volkswagen Up!

We were heading for Bruges but Ghent was on the way so we stopped there for a few hours. They had Christmas markets in the square, we visited the Belfort tower and climbed to the top.

We walked around town a bit more, and had lunch of bread and soup in a cafe, followed by a Belgian waffle and chocolate as we walked.

We returned to the car and drove to Bruges, finding the apartment to the east of the city centre in Hugo Verrieststraat. It was called a "loft" but it was on the ground floor and had access to a small garden.

We went for a walk into town, round the Christmas markets in the square and saw some of the many chocolate shops.

On the way home we had a drink in a bar called De Muppets before going to the supermarket to buy supplies. Dinner was burgers, cheese, tomato, onion and avocado.