On Sunday, April 30th, we drove about an hour NW of Brussels to the town of Brugge, about 10 miles inland from the North Sea cost. Brugge, as you can see, is a lovely old town ringed with scenic canals, and is a more Flemish-flavored part of Belgium than Brussels, which has more of a French feel.

Brugge (Brugges in French) is a medieval town of about 140,000 people. Everything rotates around the main square, or Markt, much like all of the European cities and villages we visited. In most every case, these squares are pedestrian zones, lined with shops, sidewalk cafes, and impressive municipal buildings.