I made it. I am guessing that whoever is reading this is wondering where I have made it to? Well, I am currently in Lille and it was a journey to get here...but I should probably describe what I have been doing before I got to Lille. I spent some time in Brugge after leaving Hull on a P & O ferry. Brugge is lovely, but so different from Scotland. The land is much flatter and the buildings look different as well. They use a lot of brick instead of stone and most buildings have a red colored roof. It’s lovely, but so different. After spending so much time in Edinburgh buildings and such in the UK started to look familiar...not so here. It is weird to travel by myself. I am having a good time, but I realize that I generally end my day around 4 or 5 because I get up and go early. I do things at my own pace now which is nice but sometimes I see something and wish I had someone to share it with. Oh well, eventually I will be in Amsterdam and will be traveling with Leesha. 

I suppose that that is enough of listening to me speak about how I am feeling etc. The real reason you are reading this blog is to see what I am up to. Well to begin, (and to repeat myself) Brugge is lovely. Everything is so picturesque and lovely, but rather small. I saw about everything I wanted to see in about two days. Admittedly, I didn’t do any of those boat tours or such, I am trying to save money after all. My favorite part of Brugge was the Basilica. I love churches/cathedrals ; they are probably my favorite part of traveling in Europe. I came across a beautiful Basilica that, if I hadn’t followed the large groups of people, I would not have seen it. All of it was painted, floor to ceiling, with decorative images and bible stories. On the top floor was the actual chapel with the relic of the holy blood. Beneath it was my favorite part. There was a stone chapel that was peaceful and had a certain feeling that permeated throughout. It is difficult to describe. My second day there I went to just about every museum. I would recommend the two hospital museums, both were very interesting and out of the ordinary. The last day I had there I did what any girl would do, I went to the chocolate museum. I saw how to make it and received some free chocolate. 

Let me just talk about the Chocolate...and the Waffles. Notice the capitals? That was done on purpose- that is how important both aspects were to my Brugge trip. I normally grabbed some bread or a sandwich during the day and then ate chocolate and waffles for dinner. It was wonderful. Absolutely, positively, wonderful. 

I am in Lille now, after being lost for some time. I was super stressed out and called my parents to see if they could google map me. They did and I finally made it to my hotel. As we speak I am chilling in my hotel, exhausted, watching all the good news that CNN has to offer.