Dream to Travel from NCM

Bruges—chocolate, art and beer

Handmade Belgian Chocolate; http://www.belgianchocolateworkshop.com

The process.

The process continues.
My mold.
Testing the leftover chocolate.
Voila, chocolate!
We partnered with this adorable French couple—table mates.

Groeningemuseum.

Six centuries of Belgian visual arts in one location, with work by Flemish primitives such as Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling and Gerard David, neo-classicism by Joseph Odevaere and Joseph Ducq, Flemish expressionism, and 20th century modern art by René Magritte, Roger Raveel, Raoul De Keyser.

Madonna with Canon Joris van der Paele. 1436; oil on panel. Jan van Eyck.
Madonna; marble. Calloigne, the Bruges-born sculptor and city architect, carved this Neoclassical version of Michelangelo’s Madonna in the Church of Our Lady from a single block of marble. Calloigne is also know as the architect of the Vismarkt (Fish Market) in Bruges.
The Old Barn (1900), oil on canvas. Emmanuel Vierin — Kortrijk 1869 – 1954.

Bourgogne des Flandres occupies a very special place in the Belgian beer landscape. It is a typical example of the Flemish beer blending tradition with old and young beer being mixed judiciously to achieve a perfect balance.

My beer flight.
Miss everyone. See you soon.
Cheers!
My last evening in Bruges. I had a GREAT time! Last stop Edinburgh.

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2 responses to “Bruges—chocolate, art and beer”

    • Hi, Eileen! Absolutely we took our chocolates. And they really were delicious. Having a fantastic trip. I miss MIke already. It’s day two in Edinburgh—Christmas Market and whiskey tasting today. Tomorrow the castle and I leave on Tuesday. See you soon! Hope all is well; knee good; getting ready for the holidays; having some holiday fun with the gang. My sibs, minus me of course, met for lunch at Congress Hall the other day. Mary has been staying at my home while hers is being finished. Well, all for now. Hi, to Ray. See you soon, —nancy

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