Tante Francine and Charming Brugge Weekend
My friends, Malissa and Gail came to visit me in London, and we decided to take a 3 day trip to Brugge. It's often called the most charming city in Europe. I'd never been, and Gail had been before and loved it, but the main reason for our adventure to this darling town: Malissa was born in Brugge and had lived there until she was seven! Her Tante Francine still lives there. So, of course we HAD to go! We made our way to London St. Pancras an hour ahead of departure, as recommended, but we were delayed 1 1/2 hours. One of the fallout affects of Brexit, the customs officials were striking and they had volunteers attempting to hold everything together. We found out later that we were fortunate with a 1 1/2 hour delay---we met someone whose train was delayed 4 hours due to the strike. By the way: a little info about First Class, Standard Premier or Regular Coach Class. When we purchased our Eurostar tickets, we weren't sure whether to book first cl...