We woke to steady rain and the outlook wasn't promising but by the time we had finished packing and eaten a hearty breakfast we walked to the nearest tram stop to go to the station in sunshine .
The train left from Central station on time. Luckily we had got good seats as it was quite crowded,the weather was threatening but we were warm and snug inside . Then came an announcement that all passengers must disembark at The Haag due to an incident ( no info) down the track at "Roosendaal " so there we stood on the platform not knowing what was happening. There were a few others heading to Brugge also so after a short while we were told that buses were being organized for us and we proceeded to cart the luggage down stairs and again up stairs to the waiting buses. The first bus took us to Roosendaal here we had to change buses then another two came to take us to Essen. We couldn't get on the second bus, it was only a suburban bus and all the passengers had large amounts of luggage .
We waited for the hastily arranged third bus and were taken to Essen where finally we caught a train to Antwerp . I am writing this as we travel on the train heading to Brugge we have had quite an adventure and have Seen a lot more of the countryside than we expected weren't we lucky!!!!
P.S.It Turns out that there was a chemical spill on the track .
While at Roosendaal we spotted the local television crew interviewing some people and lots of fire engines it appeared that the track was to be blocked for some 5 or 6 hours.we arrived at the B&B two hours late and were greeted by Caroline's husband Henk who showed us the house and took us to the room .
The B&B is every thing we thought it would be with a sitting room for guests adorned with paintings and furniture dating back to the 16 th century.
The large breakfast area looks out over the garden where Winston Churchill was known to paint. The garden wall adjoins the canal and from here you can see the two oldest bridges in Brugge.
We enjoyed a meal at a local sidewalk restaurant with Flemish Beef and Friets a very large beer that some how was filled twice forcing me to drink it all.
More on Brugge later
No comments:
Post a Comment