The room we have is at the top of the building in the third floor loft with views from a small window out to the canal . There are skylights set into the vaulted ceiling that is supported by timber beams all held together by wooden pegs built in the 15 hundreds all hewn by hand but with modern heating and ensuite facilities and wifi .
The floor creaks as we move around the room there are rugs scattered on the floor which is polished timber with a beautiful amber glow. The lighting is subdued with several lamps in strategic places to add to the ambience ( all very romantic.)
We had a lovely breakfast and were joined by our fellow guests some from the USA some from Ireland and some Aussies from Brisbane. Lots of tips about where to go and where to eat given by our host Caroline as she busied herself pouring coffee and tea for us all .
We walked to the local farmers market and bought some fresh strawberries some Belgian Beer and of course some chocolate to eat later tonight Lyn has a bottle of chocolate Advocate to dip the strawberries in ( Forget the waistline).
The rest of the day has been great the sun just kept on shining although the temp only reached 12 Degrees ,we only required a light jacket and then we needed to take that off some times as we perused the many shops selling Belgian Lace, antiques ,and Beer,
A Patisserie was where we went for lunch with chocolate filled pastries and small apple pies were followed by a couple of beers while sitting in a square in the sun
Life's pretty good .
Still no luck finding a walking stick to add to the collection but the escapade isn't over yet.
We spent some time in the afternoon relaxing in the garden the Clematis is spectacular and drapes over the edge of the garden wall into the canal . The tour boats all go past and slow down to see if Caroline's dog is at his spot in the window over looking the canal , they wave to us as they go by .
There are people on the other side of the canal and they take photos of the garden and our B&B also the dog, there is an artist with an easel painting the scene it is all very idyllic .
This evening for dinner we went a local Pub a few beers with the locals and a very nice Lasagna went down very well . As it is not dark till around 10.15 we wandered through a lovely park and snapped a few more pics before following the canal back .
More Brugge tomorrow it is Ascention day celebrations with large crowds coming for the festival should be interesting .
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