Winter exposes Bruges in all its architectural splendour. With fewer tourists under one’s feet and nature taking a back seat, the city’s fine medieval brickwork can be properly admired, accompanied by the pealing of bells from the 13th century Belfort. Outside the quirky Scheldt Gothic Church of Our Lady, which looks like a building Van Gogh might have relished painting, stand these pleached limes. It will be a while yet before they emerge from their winter rest, but in the meantime we can admire their gnarled, fiercely maintained outlines.
Categories: Musings, Travel, Trees and Shrubs
Yes, Bruges is at its best without the crowds. Just writing a post about pleaching – this is a lovely example!
Marvellous, glad you like it! Bruges is packed with people, but mainly here for the beer festival rather than the sights.
Love Bruges, beautiful picture.
Lovely city, but I expecting a photo of beer! Slightly disappointed.
I’ll get some beer pictures on Facebook for you Gill. I hate to disappoint. Our car was scraping along the motorway on the way home owing to the huge number of bottles in the boot!
Sorry forgot the “was”, obviously due the lack of beer!