In the morning we took a bus tour of Brugge. We knew we’d be able to take a closer look at things during our walking tour but decided we’d be able to choose which sights to investigate further from the comfort of an air conditioned bus. The tour was complete with headphones that provided information […]

The “old city” of Brugge is in the center of a well-populated area, surrounded by the newer city. Entrance into the old section is by bridge—narrow, covered, brick. We learned later (of course!) that if we’d only known to park “out there” in the newer section we might have found a shuttle to take us […]

When we stopped at the front desk to check out the next morning but to leave our bags for pick up later in the day (our last full day in Brussels) we were told to make sure we were back from our touring by mid-afternoon so we wouldn’t miss the parade. Parade? We just happened […]

The museum in the King’s House was once the covered bread market and later a prison. (Although far more elaborate than any prison I’ve ever seen!) I read that the Counts Egmont and Horne spent their last night in this jail before execution in the Grand Place on June 5th 1568. Now who, you might […]

On Sunday morning we left our hotel and headed back to the center of town, where we planned to have breakfast, do a walking tour, and eventually visit the museum at the King’s House. Along the way I pictured the characters of my upcoming novel walking these very streets, my Isa who is from a […]

As I mentioned yesterday, for the next couple of days I’ll be talking less about my writing process and more about a recent research trip my husband and I took to Europe. While I do think storytelling is the most important element in fiction, and that’s possible even without taking a research trip, I also […]