I neglected to mention, yesterday in Bruges we had, according to the waiter, the most traditional, local dish you can have: Flemish beef stew in beer sauce served with fries and a small salad. Sorry, the only thing I took a picture of was…

Today, after all the protest excitement, we were walking along a narrow boardwalk over a canal feeling peckish. Portuguese! Lovely. And because it was a Portuguese restaurant, we each ordered a different preparation of cod. I had an Aperol spritz (or two) to accompany the meal.

As we ate, we watched people celebrating Labor Day by cruising the canal.



