Get thee to a nunnery!!

I wanted to add Bruges to my "What's Cuter" survey, but it appears I cannot go back and modify it once someone has voted. I would have changed my vote from devil duckies to Bruges.

I went from the Begijnhof nunnery to the De Halve Maan brewery yesterday, the nuns would probably have had a fit had they known I intended to get drunk. The nunnery compound is accessed via a cute little pedestrian bridge paved with cobblestone (well, most of the city is paved with cobblestone actually) with the canal flowing underneath, and beautiful swans gracing the small pond in front of the walls. The De Halve Maan is the only one out of 28 still operating in Bruges. Beer is huge in Belgium, and they're proud of using all sorts of natural ingredients to flavor their brew, including coriander, seaweed, and many types of fruits. I had a cherry beer, it gave me a bit of a buzz, but then again, it was my third beer.

The city is getting all geared up for Christmas, and it is lovely to see the wreaths and lights strung over the streets, and the ice skating rink in the city center. Climbed yet another tower today, the belfry in the Markt square. My new motto is "A tower a day keeps the doctor away."

Towers climbed so far: 7
Steps: Thousands
Calories burned climbing tower: Gazillion

Went to the Chocolate Museum today as well (leave it to Belgians to build a temple to the almighty chocolate), and discovered that chocolate has a ton of medicinal properties, plus it is good for your teeth. So the next time you bite into a KitKat bar, remember that it's for medicinal purposes (and remember to share too).