The night was a bit more restless, as are most second nights in Europe. Not quite turned around, yet not quite on US time. We once again made it up in time for breakfast, and found we had the table all to ourselves. That isn't a bad thing when you are still groggy with sleep.  

We finished breakfast and once again took it easy for the next couple of hours. Ken took a two hour nap which was needed to make the rest of the day workable. By the time we ventured outside around noon, the sun was shining but it was very chilly. We found a place for a coffee and snack before hitting Walking Tour #3 in our guidebook...The Quiet Bruges. 

This tour took us off the grid, past windmills, canals and small streets that we would have never found on our own. It was 4k from the start, at a chocolate factory to the end, the oldest beer garden in Belgium, which opened in 1516. So, even though I am not a beer lover, we had to stop in to check it out.  

 Cafe Vlissinghe is on a very small alley and not someplace we would have found on our own. http://www.cafevlissinghe.be/cafevlissinghe.be/home_GB.html  We went in, ordered a beer and a snack and enjoyed Freddie the dog, who is part owner. There was a sign with a picture of Freddie, saying please don't feed the dog. Freddie, on the other hand, looked at us with pitiful eyes to see if we would ignore the sign. We didn't. 

Before we took a quick rest at the hotel, we decided to go from downscale (Cafe Vlissinghe) to upscale, Grand Hotel Casselburgh where the bar was highly recommended. It was beautifully decorated for Christmas and we had beverage and a nice visit with the bartender from Portugal, who convinced us to do a visit at some point (didn't take a lot).  

As we headed out for the evening, we decided to do Walking Tour #2, of course it is a bit dark so a bit more of a challenge. While we were following the course, we weren't really following the narrative as it was just to dark to see the book. So we just wandered in the general direction of where we were supposed to be.   

Luckily, it took us by more pretty scenes and we happened on a very small French bistro that was lit with twinkle lights for Christmas. Since it was early (630p) by European standards, we could get in without a reservation. Vicki, who is part owner guided us through the menu as it was all in French. We had some amazing duck, salmon tartar and wine from Bourdeaux, then ending the evening in perfect French style with a chocolate mousse.   

Tomorrow....heading back to Amsterdam for our flight on Sunday!