Going to the Basilica of the Holy Blood

Beautiful Detail on the Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges

Beautiful Detail on the Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges

My mind was really in a mess couple of days after arriving in Belgium. Probably was because I still had work at the back of my mind when I came here. I had little time to prepare for the trip so even though we made it to Bruges, I still don’t know what people are supposed to see here. We got a map from the tourism center at the train station so finally made use of it since we seem to wandering around aimlessly. I let my friend lead the way and I would just go take photos of anything we would see along the way. Fortunately for us, the map comes with a top ten list of places to visit in Bruge. I wasn’t sure which number we were one but we were on our way to one of the more well known ones.

Burg Square in Bruges

Burg Square in Bruges

I only had a brief glance of what to see in Bruge and the Basilica of the Holy Blood is one of them. Already, the name is raising doubts within me. But I think it is still an experience I would like to have. The basilica happens to be in a Burg Square and I wasn’t easy to tell that there was a basilica here. When we arrived at the basilica doors, we found out that it was still closed. But we were in luck as it was going to open within a few minutes. There were only several people waiting outside the church and we were lucky to get in quickly. As one of Bruges most important sites, I am looking forward to seeing this one.

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