"in bruges"

"if I'd grown up on a farm and was retarded, Bruges might impress me, but I didn't, so it doesn't."

-Ray

(if you haven't seen the movie- go see the movie.)

Automatically- wasn't even there for 15 min before I fell for the Flemish-est of Flemish jokes. I walk into an old locals cafe with a friend. I'm standing at the bar to order a coffe- and what to my wondering eyes does appear?? A euro on the ground!! Bend over... DAMMIT!!! As I slowly rise with my hand over my eyes I begin to hear the belly laughs from the table full of old men (majority of toothless). That sucker was glued to the floor. And I think those men just sit around and wait for that to happen.

Suprisingly enough, Bruges is not a quiet place. And whenever it rains the whole place smells like horse shit.

I went walking around the central part of this creepy city on my first night. Bruges really does have a live soundtrack. Just like the movie (which there is a possibility I might mention a lot). There are random violin and cello players in alleyways, giving a creepy echo effect, every few blocks. But the creepiest is the children standing on corners playing out of tune string instruments. They stare right at you with a blank expression on their face.

But this did not stop the realization of the one song I have heard in Europe over all others:

"I would walk 5,000 miles and I would walk 500 more just to be the man who walked... Something something blah"

The next morning I woke up with 2 british boys passed out on the floor of the room. They looked like chubby versions of the Jonas brothers. And stunk.

Belgium is known for a few things. Waffles.. French fries.. Chocolate.. Beer.. Christ's blood.. And In Bruges!

I had a waffel. Ehh...

I had some french fries, followed by some nasty looks. Ordering fries here comes with an option of about 15 sauces. I ordered the American. (que the nasty looks) "why go all the way to belgium to get american sauce?!" well excuse me, people! It says spicy and it's the only sauce not mayonaise based!!!

Good god I had chocolate. There us even a chocolate museum here- 'choco story' it's like an anthropological take on chocolate. With samples.

I had beer. 12% alcohol beer. Made by a monk!

I saw christ's blood. It's on a cloth, in a vile, protected by a preist. It's still red. Scientifically??.... Jus' sayin.

I went on an in Bruges tour.

Park where best scene of the movie takes place...

Postcard view of Bruges. Also the black sign to the left- the hotel they stayed at and the window where Ray jumps out to a boat in the chase scene.The morning I left I woke up with midget in my room. Real life. (if you've seen the movie, you know how weird this is.)