In 1996 chef Geert Van Hecke became the first Flemish chef to be awarded three Michelin stars. He has described his award-winning menu as "international cuisine made with local... more
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In 1996 chef Geert Van Hecke became the first Flemish chef to be awarded three Michelin stars. He has described his award-winning menu as "international cuisine made with local products" that aims to combine French quality with Flemish quantity. The result is outstanding, and the decor is as elegant as the fine cuisine deserves. Van Hecke will happily whip up something special from a pig's trotter, and can do things with the humble potato that would turn heads in Idaho -- his deceptively plain-sounding potato bouillon with shelled shrimps and cod is a longtime favorite, and the somewhat disturbing-sounding ratte combines potatoes with cauliflower and caviar. You'll find the local Oud Brugge cheese both as an ingredient and on the cheese board, and some sauces are made using Belgian jenever (gin) and Belgian beers.
Advantages: Luxury Location Comfort Service Disadvantages: Cost
...A Beautiful hotel in a perfect location; central and just minutes away from the main sqaure. The hotel overlooks a very pretty canal and we had de-luxe rooms with canal views. Sumptuous rooms, plenty of space and every possible extra. Delicious breakfasts. Very warm, friendly and informal service which you would not expect in a hotel of this calibre; we were made to feel very welcome and special. Expensive but very well worth it; if you are going to spend two or three days walking round one of the loveliest cities in northern Europe, why not have a gorgeous room to retire to. No restaurant, but several first class dineries within five minutes walk, and a very late bar at the hotel on a cosy room with fireplace. Faultless....
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Advantages: Stunning buildings, lots of bars and two breweries to visit. Disadvantages: Gets VERY busy and be prepared to pay tourist prices!
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~~~ BREWERIES, FOOD & FAVOURITE BARS!
The first place we walked to when we got into Bruges was the De Halve Mann (Half Moon) Brewery who produce Straffe Hendrik (Strong Henry) beer. Here you can take a really good brewery tour and also get a couple of beers thrown in for around €3. Tours take place at several times during the day and are available in different languages ~ just make sure you go in with the correct group! We really enjoyed the tour, the wonderful views of Bruges from the roof and the beer ~ a spring special brew, imaginatively named “Spring”!
This tour involves climbing up and down lots of steep metal stairs (almost like ladders), low doorways and a few dodgy floors ~ please bear this in mind!! (for details see http://www.halvemaan.be/english/brouwerij.html)
After a few drinks in the excellent bars in Bruges we headed off...
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...it was.
Our hotel, De Tuilerieen, was pure five-star luxury, situated overlooking the Dijver Canal complete with pool, sauna, Jacuzzi and solarium. It was 18th Century elegance with everything we expected from a hotel of this class. De Tuilerieen actually cost £160.00 a night for a double en-suite room with breakfast and extra £18.00 per person-Gulp! Our package was based on 'buy two and get the third night free including breakfast' and all return rail travel from Waterloo to Bruges for £450.00 for the two of us so this was indeed excellent value. The hotel was enchanting and extremely comfortable and warm and the nightmare journey soon faded from our minds.
Bruges is the capital of the province of West Flanders and Belgium's most popular tourist destination. The old town of Bruges is almost an island encircled by canals and is dubbed 'The...
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