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Posted on May 1, 2026 by Ella

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…

The name of the beer is cleverly painted onto the glass

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. 

Grubb’s meal. COD with some kind of sauce. I always forget to take a picture of the menu

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

kayaking
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7 thoughts on “Food and canal watching”

  1. PetersSharenS says:
    May 2, 2026 at 9:18 am

    Recently Jeopardy! Has had Bruges answers! Hmmmmm timing!

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    1. Ella says:
      May 2, 2026 at 9:33 am

      Maybe I could have even answered a few 😀

      Reply
  2. niktis says:
    May 2, 2026 at 10:56 am

    Only if in the form of a question?

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    1. Ella says:
      May 2, 2026 at 11:46 am

      A correct jeopardy answer! Ha! Nailed it.

      Reply
  3. charlie says:
    May 2, 2026 at 12:11 pm

    Once in a while the correct response is, in fact, a question, like “where’s the beef” and that response is acceptable but players generally say “ What is ‘where’s the beef’” out of an abundance of caution.

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    1. Ella says:
      May 2, 2026 at 12:15 pm

      Oh damn. What is “a correct jeopardy answer”? Now I’ve got it?

      Reply
  4. Holly says:
    May 2, 2026 at 1:47 pm

    Re: Protests-It seems like raising a fist is good anywhere you do it!

    COD made the world in many ways I think. What a pretty place to be in.

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