Boat ride

Despite the chilly weather, we wrapped up and headed to one of the many piers where you can board a little tourist boat to be whizzed along the canals to view the city from the water.

The boat driver doubles up as your guide, and we’d managed to pick a particularly humorous one, not only talking about the history of the buildings we were seeing, but also telling anecdotes and having a little fun with some of the passengers, it was all in good taste and made for a very enjoyable ride, which lasted about 30 minutes.

It’s a great way to see Bruges, definitely worth doing.

In the evening the waterway’s become still, and there’s a calm as you wander along their banks. They are just as magical by night as they are during the day.