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The old Saint-Johnshospital where you step 800 years back in time. A place where the world seems to slow down.

Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges As an art and history lover, the old Saint-Johns hospital dating back to the 12th century, one of the oldest hospital buildings in Europe, is one of my favorite museums in Bruges. Every tourist visiting Bruges gets at least a glimpse of the outside, but … Lees verder →

List of events in Bruges 2020

Visit:Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges As a tourist it can be very gratifying to take part in cultural or other events in the city you visit. Bruges has many great cultural events throughout the year, that are primarily organised for locals but can also accommodate or interest visiting tourists. Theatre can … Lees verder →

Potsdam for the second time

We had seen most of the highlights of Potsdam on our first visit a few years ago: see my blogpost: We had seen the Sanssouci park with the Chinese teahouse, Charlottenhof palace, the Roman baths, and the Friedenskirche. We visited the Sanssouci palace, the picture gallery and the Neues Palace on the inside, biked passed … Lees verder →

Picos de Europa walk – Bajo los Picos in Mogrovejo

After a really good experience in 2018, we decided to return to Picos de Europa in 2019. We booked the same hotel: Hotel del Oso. We only came a bit earlier in the season, the last week of May instead of the third week of June in 2018. We feared the weather might be bad, … Lees verder →

Chocolates, Waffles, Beer, Fries and traditional biscuits

Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges Most tourists will consume at least one of these five specialties when visiting Brugge, and you should, because they are all typical Belgian, and we are proud of it. We Belgians love chocolates, waffles, beers, fries and speculoos. But we are also picky when it … Lees verder →

Berlin for the third time

This year I visited Berlin for the third time. Berlin is like Madrid one of my favorite cities in Europe. This third time around it took a bit more time to prepare an itinerary. We had visited all the usual suspects on our previous visits and it was the middle of winter, so I had … Lees verder →

48 hours in Vienna

As a fan of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt, Vienna was high on my list of places I must visit. So when my husband asked if I wanted to join him on his trip to Vienna, Schiele immediately sprang to mind. A colleague also mentioned the temporary exhibition of Pieter Breughel the elder that ran … Lees verder →

(Public) transport Bruges – How to get to Bruges and how to get around.

Visit:Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges Although the best way by far to visit Bruges is on foot or on a bike, many tourists have questions about the public transport system in Bruges and on their way to Bruges. So here is a guide to help you along! There is no airport … Lees verder →

Picos de Europa walk PR PNPE 23: Ruta Horcados Rojos

On our last day we decided to go up with the Fuente De cable car again. One reason was that it predicted to be quite hot today, and we hoped to find some cooler weather higher up. We took our time for breakfast and so it was almost midday when we reached the cable car. … Lees verder →