We spent the day in the city that is an open air museum on ancient buildings- Brugge (Bruges). We saw the only statue carved by Michaelangelo outside of Italy. It is a marble statue of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus. We of course ate Belgian Chocolate before our lunch. We found a semi-hidden restaurant that our friends Joan and Gordon had heard about “T’Pandreitje”. Cindy had an incredible Sea Bass and Norm had very tasty scallops. The only problem was that the scallops cost 10 Euros apiece while for the same price, Cindy had a whole wonderful meal. Oh well. Due to the trading practices of the people of Bruges in the past, they were not attacked by the Vikings as they openly traded with them. When the port to the North Sea silted up, the city fell into decline. The king of Belgium, Leopold III decided that he wanted Brugge restored and that is why the city has been restored since the late 1800’s.