Mahratta's Showcase: Bruges

Mahratta · August 30th, 2009, 02:55 AM

Continuing my threads on Belgian cities, here's some pictures from Bruges. My pictures are a bit scattered, so I'll be updating and posting threads as a find pictures.

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More to come

Andre_idol · August 30th, 2009, 03:04 AM

Yeah...i also recommend that boat trip

And i still remember how i and some friends ran to catch the train

Mahratta · August 30th, 2009, 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andre_idol

Yeah...i also recommend that boat trip

And i still remember how i and some friends ran to catch the train

Haha, we didn't take the boats - we felt touristy enough just going to Bruges! We missed 2 trains because they were so packed (nothing compared to Bombay's trains, but people weren't as ready to let you in here).

***Puinkabouter*** · August 30th, 2009, 03:26 AM

The trains were likely te be packed with Belgians going to/getting back from the coast, not Bruges...

So you boldly went were so many men have gone before. It may be very touristy, but it's a place of great beauty and you've been able to capture a bit of that. Did you like it, in the end?

Mahratta · August 30th, 2009, 03:28 AM

I did like it, but, to be honest, I really preferred other Belgian cities (Antwerp, Gent, Brussels, Leuven, etc.) to Bruges, even though Bruges was still really beautiful

As for the trains - yeah, I was wondering why it was packed with Belgians, since Bruges seems to be more full of tourists than anything. Your explanation clears things up.

More - the first church was built by a returning Crusader, I believe

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Bristol Mike · August 30th, 2009, 10:43 AM

Great piccies there, Bruges looks lovely.

***christos-greece*** · August 30th, 2009, 10:58 AM

Many thanks for posting photos from Bruges @Mahratta

that city is really very nice, amazing! The canals especiallly...

Mahratta · August 30th, 2009, 07:57 PM

More...

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harsh1802 · August 30th, 2009, 08:03 PM

Grt snaps there as always.

Mahratta · August 30th, 2009, 08:32 PM

Thanks, bhai

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Benonie · August 30th, 2009, 10:03 PM

Wow! Well done Mahratta!

Beautifull pictures, nice city.

Thermo · August 31st, 2009, 01:02 AM

Very beautiful, colorful pics!

***Puinkabouter*** · August 31st, 2009, 01:13 AM

image hosted on flickr

That one was taken in Ghent. It's a graffiti wall just around the block from my house. It's definitely made by "Bue", a graffiti artist who has made a lot of stuff here in Ghent and in some places around the world. Very interesting stuff, and he collaborates with other artists sometimes too. You should check out his flickr page: click!

Those guys also made a whole merchandise from their paintings. Quite cool: www.toykyo.be.

There's a real street art culture in Ghent and I've been meaning to make a photo thread to bundle the best of it for SSC members to see. Still haven't got round to it... But for those who are interested, there's a nice photo pool on flickr with lots of Ghent graffiti in it - with quite a lot of that signature style of Bue and the others: Ghent Graffiti.

Anyway, I'm a fan and I felt the urge to express that, on a sidenote. Back to Bruges now

The first church of post #5 is the Basilica of the Holy Blood. It was originally built in the 12th century as the chapel of one of the residences of the Counts of Flanders. In the church there's a relic that supposedly holds some blood of Christ that was collected by Joseph of Arimethea. That relic was brought to Bruges by Thierry of Alsace, then Count of Flanders who participated in the Second Crusade, around the time when the chapel was under construction. That chapel was romanesque though. The chapel we can see today is a gothic one built in the 16th century, on the foundations of the original chapel. It's also been altered a couple of times during the Gothic Revival in the 19th century.

Mahratta · August 31st, 2009, 01:14 AM

^ Yeah, sorry about that. I realized just now. I mixed up some Ghent and Bruges pictures. It's been removed. Thanks for the info!

aks_sky · June 14th, 2010, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mahratta

Thanks, bhai

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I just realised this dog was in the movie "in bruges". It also stuck its head like that out of the window lol.. Nice pics btw!

August 30th, 2009, 02:55 AM	#1
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	Mahratta's Showcase: Bruges Continuing my threads on Belgian cities, here's some pictures from Bruges. My pictures are a bit scattered, so I'll be updating and posting threads as a find pictures. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr More to come __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi Last edited by Mahratta; August 30th, 2009 at 03:02 AM.

August 30th, 2009, 03:26 AM	#4
*Puinkabouter* killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: G(h)ent Posts: 7,672 Likes (Received): 44	The trains were likely te be packed with Belgians going to/getting back from the coast, not Bruges... So you boldly went were so many men have gone before. It may be very touristy, but it's a place of great beauty and you've been able to capture a bit of that. Did you like it, in the end? __________________ www.dewebsitevanpuinkabouter.be

August 30th, 2009, 10:43 AM	#6
Bristol Mike Rain + Cold = England Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 4,036 Likes (Received): 218	Great piccies there, Bruges looks lovely. __________________ Ongoing Photo Threads: MADRID - YEAR ABROAD Recent/New Photo Threads: BURGOS, ARANJUEZ, SEGOVIA, CARDIFF, LONDON More Photo Threads Here

August 30th, 2009, 10:58 AM	#7
*christos-greece* Moderator! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 73,701 Likes (Received): 3331	Many thanks for posting photos from Bruges @Mahratta that city is really very nice, amazing! The canals especiallly... __________________ Urban Showcase: Athens Kalamata Trikala Thessaloniki Cityscapes: Paris Barcelona Dubai, U.A.E. Monte Carlo, Monaco General photography: Castles of France - Chateau de France and, since May of '08: Greece!

August 30th, 2009, 07:57 PM	#8
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	More... image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi Last edited by Mahratta; August 31st, 2009 at 01:15 AM.

August 30th, 2009, 03:04 AM	#2
Andre_idol Fluorescent Adolescent Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Barcelos, Portugal Posts: 5,283 Likes (Received): 47	Yeah...i also recommend that boat trip And i still remember how i and some friends ran to catch the train

August 30th, 2009, 03:28 AM	#5
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	I did like it, but, to be honest, I really preferred other Belgian cities (Antwerp, Gent, Brussels, Leuven, etc.) to Bruges, even though Bruges was still really beautiful As for the trains - yeah, I was wondering why it was packed with Belgians, since Bruges seems to be more full of tourists than anything. Your explanation clears things up. More - the first church was built by a returning Crusader, I believe image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi Last edited by Mahratta; August 30th, 2009 at 03:38 AM.

August 30th, 2009, 08:03 PM	#9
harsh1802 MAVerick Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hyderabad/Houston Posts: 6,713 Likes (Received): 11	Grt snaps there as always. __________________ Harsh's Photo Thread / Bharadwaj's mini South India Trip Webcams Thread / Hyderabad Cityscapes "We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further." - Richard Dawkins

August 30th, 2009, 08:32 PM	#10
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	Thanks, bhai image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

August 30th, 2009, 10:03 PM	#11
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,658 Likes (Received): 297	Wow! Well done Mahratta! Beautifull pictures, nice city. __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris

August 31st, 2009, 01:02 AM	#12
Thermo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Antwerp Posts: 3,239 Likes (Received): 129	Very beautiful, colorful pics!

August 31st, 2009, 01:13 AM	#13
*Puinkabouter* killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: G(h)ent Posts: 7,672 Likes (Received): 44	image hosted on flickr That one was taken in Ghent. It's a graffiti wall just around the block from my house. It's definitely made by "Bue", a graffiti artist who has made a lot of stuff here in Ghent and in some places around the world. Very interesting stuff, and he collaborates with other artists sometimes too. You should check out his flickr page: click! Those guys also made a whole merchandise from their paintings. Quite cool: www.toykyo.be. There's a real street art culture in Ghent and I've been meaning to make a photo thread to bundle the best of it for SSC members to see. Still haven't got round to it... But for those who are interested, there's a nice photo pool on flickr with lots of Ghent graffiti in it - with quite a lot of that signature style of Bue and the others: Ghent Graffiti. Anyway, I'm a fan and I felt the urge to express that, on a sidenote. Back to Bruges now The first church of post #5 is the Basilica of the Holy Blood. It was originally built in the 12th century as the chapel of one of the residences of the Counts of Flanders. In the church there's a relic that supposedly holds some blood of Christ that was collected by Joseph of Arimethea. That relic was brought to Bruges by Thierry of Alsace, then Count of Flanders who participated in the Second Crusade, around the time when the chapel was under construction. That chapel was romanesque though. The chapel we can see today is a gothic one built in the 16th century, on the foundations of the original chapel. It's also been altered a couple of times during the Gothic Revival in the 19th century. __________________ www.dewebsitevanpuinkabouter.be Last edited by Puinkabouter; August 31st, 2009 at 01:17 AM. Reason: wrong url...

August 31st, 2009, 01:14 AM	#14
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	^ Yeah, sorry about that. I realized just now. I mixed up some Ghent and Bruges pictures. It's been removed. Thanks for the info! __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

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