Walking Around Bruges

One of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Bruges

One of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Bruges

The historic town of Bruges may not be that well known to me but now I know how much I have been missing. This is a very charming town with most of the old buildings still intact. I felt sorry that I didn’t plan on staying here overnight since I was intending to go back to Brussels that very night. I blame work since didn’t get to plan the trip much because I was too busy with other stuff. Well, now that I am finally here, I can finally relax a bit. Yes, I didn’t get to plan that much I think I should still make the most of what we have right now. I don’t expect Bruges to be very big and we should be able to go through the important places in less than a day.

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Rik Poot

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Rik Poot

As you might expect in a European city or town, art is a very huge part of Bruges. Along the way, we noticed four statues of which were displayed on a small square. The sculptures appeared to be four horses with men riding on top of them. The horses weren’t very realistic and in fact they looked a bit creepy. My friend then exclaimed that it is the four horsemen of the apocalypse. It made sense. This is a sculpture by Rik Poot, a Belgian sculptor. This is not some old sculpture as it was completed in 1987. It still gives an air of being and old sculpture, probably because the horses look creepy.

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