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If you are travelling with a group to Bruges, you can prevail yourselves of the services of a flesh-and-blood guide, rather than a paper-guide. It does not matter how hard the guide will try to capture the attention of everybody in the group - this one even went as far as climbing on a post - her comments will be lost to all the amateur-photographers. This is not an isolated insstance. In fact, it happens all the time. And thus, back home with their beautiful pictures, those photographers will see where they have been, without having really been there.

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in which language...


In which lkanguage would you like to have your travel-guide to Bruges?

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The Sacred Blood Procession

Now for the daily Sacred Blood Procession photo. And, look, the procession has just started. Up front are the three riders bearing the flags of Bruges and of the Holy Blood.
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Lock-up regulation lifted

The regulation imposed on for fowl breeders to lock up their birds, in order to limit the propagation of the H5N1 (bird-flu) virus, will be lifted somewhat as of next Monday. Which means the swans might be back on the canals of Bruges.The whole hoopla didn't worry this pigeon one. 
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Minnewater

There is really something to it, right? It keeps its fascination.

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Playground

It is Wednesday afternoon. School is out and the weather is brilliant. The ideal time to go to the playground and have fun. You are not from Bruges? Well, this one is near the Magdalena church and right next to the Botanical Garden (Astrid park).
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Urban Photography (3)

This, as well, is Bruges. You can't see it for yourselves, since it is unreachable. But it is there.

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Urban Photography (2)

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It's no use to try and explore this building on your own. Every entrance to this building, back of the Ezelstreet (the Doneky street) has been bricked up. Last year, though, one could still go inside. What you see here is the inner court. It is quite visible that the uppe floor is a later addition. It was added on when it was decided to use the building as barracks.
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Urban Photography


Urban Photography is a branch that specializes in recording pictures of decayed buildings. If you were to enter these two words in your browser, you would find that numerous people are specializinbg in this particular type of photography. I am not specifically an urban photographer, but I have explored such buildings in Bruges, now and again. After all, that too is Bruges. I already posted a photo of this building (April 10, 2006). It was built for the Theresians, or the Caremelites. You will find more photos at  Grijze Blubber.
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Monks' work


Monks' work, monks' patience.... looking at this makes us understand the origin of these expressions a bit better. This was part of the exhibition in the Great Seminary on Heritage Day. Remember, the theme was "Colour". This sample here is a double page of a codex from the Duinenandij (Abbey of the Dunes) which was handwritten and illuminated around the year 1200. How long might it have taken to write just one such page?

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