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On our way out, I found it very interesting how the countryside was
very similar to the Midwest. Felt very home-like.
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Ryan, Shirley & Jan in front of the fountain near where we parked.
I think we were near the train station, but not certain of that.
Anyway, I thought the fountain was cool and it was in the middle of the
road in a rather large open square - overtop the parking.
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Inside the main cathedral in Brugge. I found it interesting how high
up the crucifix. Also, take note of the upside-down cross on the right
side, I'll explain that in the next picture...
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Along the edges of the central aisle were statues of each of the
disciples. I'm not sure who this one was, the upside-down cross
as you would expect was for Judas. Many of the churches in Belgium
had similar statues.
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Some cool stained glass windows, took quite a few shots to get it
to not be blury. The churches in Brussels had even more stained glass.
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This is the "Madonna and Child" by Michelangelo (1504-1505).
Originally intended for the cathedral in Sienna, but was
bought buy the Mouscron family of Brugge who brought it
here, one of the few works of Michelangelo outside of Italy.
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The pulpit. Yes, that's a pulpit. Pretty crazy. Also
a few more statues of disciples on either side.
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An ancient book of chants I'm guessing.
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See some classic medeival buildings, right up to the waterways
that go throughout the city.
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This i think was my favorite view in the whole city.
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The picture makes it look even more impressive.
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One more... here's Jan and Shirley.
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One of the center squares in town. I honestly don't recall
much about it.
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Nice walkway, cool trees. Ryan, Shirely and Jan walking in front of me.
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I wanted to hike to the top of this, but it cost something like 6-7 euro
and we didn't have an abundance of time.
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Brothers in front of what I'm guessing to be a government building.
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The Fillman's, on Jan's birthday - that night. Evan, Jan, Cara
and Bill.
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