Belgium, Europe

Welcome to Belgium at Bruges Central Station

Catherine Sweeney
August 25, 2011

This being my first time in Belgium, I was excited to arrive at Bruges Central Station.

"Bruges Central Station, Belgium"

Bruges, Belgium

Although I had only an afternoon to spend there, I looked forward to seeing a few of the popular sights, indulging in fine chocolates and feeling the charm of this medieval city.

"Outside at Bruges Central Station"

Outside the station, I headed in the direction of Belfort and the Church of Our Lady in the distance. For the next few hours, I enjoyed as much of Bruges as I could in a short period of time. Read about my visit in this blog post: In Bruges

"Waiting on the platform at Bruges Central Station"

A whirlwind of a visit, I was soon back on the platform waiting for my train to Rotterdam via Antwerp. A brief, but enjoyable introduction to Belgium.

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26 thoughts on “Welcome to Belgium at Bruges Central Station”

  1. Grace

    Ever since I saw the movie I have always wanted to visit because it looked so quaint. Of course aside from the mussels and the chocolate I like Belgian beer!

  2. Leigh

    Sometimes short and sweet is enough to give you the flavour of the place. Interesting spelling in the train station. Did you find Belgium to be expensive?

    1. Cathy Post author

      I didn’t find it to be very expensive, but my spending experiences were quite limited. I need more time to find out!

  7. Denise

    the top picture reminds me of Switzerland. It’s not uncommon here to get train covered in graffiti! It’s so sad really, that sort of vandalism

    1. Cathy Post author

      I didn’t see a lot of graffiti on this trip, but it seems to be pretty well done on this particular train.

  8. Angela

    Although it’s not very far from Italy, I’ve never had the chance to visit Belgium. Now I’m back to Europe for a while and will visit all I missed, before heading to my next longterm trip again.

    1. Cathy Post author

      It’s funny how it’s often the places not far from our hometowns that we haven’t visited!

    1. Cathy Post author

      The weather was actually very mixed that day. As you see in the pic it was sunny when I arrived, and within an hour it poured rain. I guess that’s pretty typical there.

  10. Sherry

    I’d love to go, if nothing more than to take-in as much chocolates as I can – nothing in the world that can compare to those made here!

    1. Cathy Post author

      Well, I actually do mention indulging in fine chocolates — they are indeed a big part of what I like about Belgium!

  12. Abby

    I agree with Stephanie — the chocolate! I’ve also only been to Belgium once, for an afternoon. But my boyfriend’s Belgian and goes all the time.