This morning I again had breakfast at the hostel. I met with the group and we checked out of our hostel. We took the train to Bruges which took about an hour. Steef showed us around the town. Bruges is a beautiful city. I wished we could have stayed their longer. We went to the Church of Our Lady. Michelangelo’s statue Madonna and Child is located here. This statue is the only piece of Michelangelo’s work that left Italy during his lifetime.
We then went to lunch. I had a ham and cheese grilled sandwich, a fried egg, and a salad. I ordered a sprite to drink. It came in a glass bottle and a sprite glass. For dessert, I had a glass of hot chocolate. It was very good.
After lunch we went to the Basilica of the Holy Blood. This chapel contains a relic of Jesus. According to Legend, after the Crucifixion Joseph of Arimathea wiped blood from the body of Christ. He kept the cloth which remained in the Holy Land until the Second Crusade. The cloth is now kept in a glass cylinder. After this we went to a museum. However, it was closed since they were setting up a special exhibit. So, we went to an old hospital which is now a museum.
It was then time to leave. I went with Steef and Dennis back to the Netherlands. Kyler and Joel headed off to London. Steef, Dennis, and I took the train to Antwerpen. When we arrived, we discovered that our next train was canceled. So we had to take a different train. The trip took an extra hour. It was frustrating because we could have done more things in Bruges if we would have known the train was canceled.
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