We spent the day walking around Bruges and taking photographs. The market was quite large and had an interesting display of cheese and other fresh food including a number of vans selling cooked chickens and ribs. There were of course many other market stalls selling clothing, plants and animal baskets and toys.
Some of the group met up at 1600 hrs to go for a boat ride around the canals but they were full and so we wandered off to do some more sightseeing. The town is quite beautiful and the architecture is stunning in places and although the place was teeming with tourist it was possible to get away from the crowds and visit 
some of the older part of town. The old Churches and also the Convent where you can go to get away from the sins of life and there is little chance they would let me in. Tonight is the Banquet in the Hotel to be held in the historic ruins which are under the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Adrian and Joyce hosted the opening cocktail party before we all sat down for a huge buffet dinner. The dinner choice and quantity was far too much our group even though it contained Lobsters, Crab and many other delicacies.
It was a lovely evening and finished around one o'clock in the morning and although some people went on to the Irish Bar next door the Groves went to bed.
What a lovely day
