The Lederman Kitchen

After our time in Brussels and Ghent , on our third day in Belgium we arrived in Bruges.  Bruges is, without a doubt, the cutest little town ever.  And, along with that, come the tourists - a lot of them, us included.  I think it's fair to say, we really liked Bruges at dusk and dawn, when the crowds thinned, the sun or lights were setting and reflecting off the canals creating a beautiful images at every corner. In the Market Square Bruges at night The classic shot Just another random street, with a beautiful view Bruges is pretty small, and easy to see in an afternoon, so our only full day, we decided to get out of town.  We rented bikes and headed for the country. On our way out of town Heading along the canals We had a map of a huge circuit of bike only trials along canals, through the country.  It was so cool to bike from little village to little village through along the tree lined canals and fields full of crops, cows, ...

Brian and I took a long weekend to Belgium 2 weekends ago, going from Brussels to Ghent to Bruges.  I have a lot of photos to share as Ghent and Bruges are the most adorable towns that make you feel like you're walking though a storybook. In Ghent Our trip was planned around the Ghent Jazz Festival, where a band we've been wanting to see for years, was headlining, Rodrigo y Gabriella .  Their show was incredible.  We didn't know before we moved to Ireland, but after they left Mexico, they moved to Dublin and played on Grafton Street and street corners before they made it big.  We'll definitely see them again next time they play in Dublin. Rodrigo y Gabriela We arrived in Belgium and stayed the first night in Brussels.  Brian thought French would be spoken in Belgium, I thought Dutch.  Turns out, we were both right.  Everything in Brussels was French (menus, signs, how people greeted you) but in Ghent and Bruges, it was Dutch.  Everyone ...