Brussels - Day Trip to Brugges

Sunday May 21, we day-tripped to Brugges, on the recommedation of the lady at the front desk of our hotel in Dusseldorf. Later, Vee realized, and reminded me that another person told me about Brugges, and I think it was Wilson, a nice guy I played squash with back in February. Anyway, it was a short train ride, maybe 45 minutes. We found the town to be very "cute" with canals, and very nicely preserved streets and buildings; VERY touristy, too. We bought a little walking tour booklet and used that as our guide around town. Along the way, we stopped in a cafe for some coffees, and at a few other places, one for chocolate and another for chips. In the evening, we went back to Brussels, caught a quick nap, and then walked into the Grand Place to catch the last of the jazz shows on the main stage. We stood there in the blowing rain for about a half hour while the band did sound-checks. It was obvious these guys were good on their instruments. But, to our disappointment, again, the "music" was just so unpleasant to listen too, that we could only last midway through the 2nd song. It didn't help that we were getting soaked, and were cold and wind-blown. So we walked over to our faithful cafe where we ate twice the day before...it is just too tastey, and the prices are too reasonable. Actually, the manager, and the two waiters that served us before all recognized us and gave us a hearty welcome. Upon learning we were from America, our waiter proclaimed his love for America, and that he had a friend that lives in Chicago. This time Vee got the chicken crepe and I got veggie lasagna, and, it was all delicious!