I had visited Bruges in the mid 1990s when I did a college trip to Amsterdam and we stopped at Bruges on the way back from Amsterdam to Bristol. It was only a quick visit, that was dampened (literally) by the heavy rain. So, much so, very little time for sightseeing as we walked from the coach park to the heart of the city, finding a restaurant and having steak and chips before heading back to the coach. As a result I was always planing to make a return visit if I was ever close by. Well thirty years later I made that return visit.
When I was planning my holiday to the Calais area, initially I didn’t even think about venturing much further from that area, did think about Paris, and other French places. Then using Google maps seeing where Bruges was I was pleasantly surprised to see that Bruges was just 76 miles (122km) away from our campsite, and as it was mainly motorway was less than ninety minutes away. Discussion with the family followed and they were all keen to go. So, in the middle of our holiday, we got in the car and headed into Belgium.
Upon arrival we parked in the underground parking garage ‘t Zand and there were charging facilities there as well, they had 65 charging stations for EVs. It took a couple of attempts to charge, but mainly because I picked the wrong charger on my first attempt. Also due to the vagaries of the mobile connection, I wasn’t sure if it was working until I was above ground. These were 22kW chargers so slower, but perfect for charging the Funky Cat whilst we spent the day in Bruges.
Bruges is the capital of West Flanders situated in northwest Belgium. The city is distinguished by its canals, cobbled streets and medieval buildings.