Year 3 Day 344- “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 4/10/2024. Day 9 of 28-day European Vacation – day 7 of 18-night Northern Europe MSC Euribia cruise. We sailed 73 nautical miles last night. This morning, we are in Zeebrugge, Belgium. and the ship is full.
Zeebrugge is located on the coast of the North Sea. I had to try the hotdogs with a fried egg in the middle for breakfast, Interesting but not my cup of tea. Just so everyone is aware the water on MSC’s ships is excellent tasting.
The wholesale fish market here is one of the largest in Europe. The port welcomes around 180 cruise ships and nearly 500,000 passengers each year. More than three-quarters of the passengers are German or British. Guests are not permitted to walk inside the port. A free continuous bus service is available through the port.
Our excursion today is at 11:30am.
We spent time looking out our balcony in the morning. We watched the Delphine a Ro-Ro Cargo Ship built in 2018 sailing under the flag of Malta pull into port.
Today is balcony cleaning day. The dividers are down between the room balconies.
Belgium is divided into two parts. Three different languages are spoken in Belgium. As we pull out through the port on our motorcoach the parking lots are loaded with new cars and New Holland farm equipment. In the parking lots are many windmills. People drive on the right side of the road here. Belgium is known for its beer and chocolate.
Most people are catholic. Everybody pays for the churches even if you don’t go or don’t believe. It is part of the taxes. Everybody must vote. We walked and walked and walked around Brugge. Brugge is the capital of West Flanders in northwest Belgium. It is distinguished by its canals, cobblestone streets, and Medieval buildings.
Here we saw Belgium horses pulling carriages, ate Belgium waffles, walked Belgium blocks, and tasted Belgium chocolate. At 4pm Steve and I have had enough of walking. Walking on uneven stone has really made my hip and leg hurt. I have been trying to do the exercises the physical therapist said to do, but miles and miles of walking every day is starting to really make it hurt. The same thing is happening with Steve. His chest is killing him.
Tomorrow is our back-to-back day in LeHavre, France. We are not doing an excursion. The next cruise starting tomorrow is for eleven nights.
Here’s today’s Daily Planner, other invites, and the dinner menu.
Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking.
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To view the complete daily diary, click here – This starts at Year 1 Day 1: Living the Dream – Deestimes – Make every step of the journey count