Met my new friend Richard for breakfast then out and about for some sightseeing. Had to got back to the hostel to get Greg though because he doesn't like getting up in the morning, lazy bum! Anyway eventually got to some actual stuff so went for coffee and pastries then to the only remaining brewery in Brugge for some morning beer and a tour. This may have been the best tour I have ever been on; lots of wee passages, backwards stairs, beer cans, beer and the soundest/ most enthusiastic guide in existence! This is him:
Also, you get a free beer afterwards! What could be better? Another highlight of the tour was going onto the roof which gave us an awesome view of the city and meant that we didn't have to go up the tower which none of us could really be arsed to do anyway. This is the Tazmanians on the roof of the brewery (left Richard, right Greg, both fucking excellent). 
Off for some excellent pasta then a wee ride in a canal boat. Also went to get a map of Belgium since I didn't fancy negotiating the rest of the week by compass. Once Greg had had his afternoon nap we headed out for chips and mayo which is a Belgian thing. And when they say mayo they mean so much that you can't see your chips.
Later on we discovered the delight that is a lack of a smoking ban in Belgium. Hurrah! And... the holy grail of Jo en Europe; a pub that sold Strongbow! Yum yum yum, oh how I had missed the brutal taste!
Met some Australians (they are everywhere) so had more pints with them and decided to leave the Strongbow behind for a pub that did beers for 1 Euro. We then had to find a kebab as Richard and Greg had had one in every country they had been in on their trip. Apparently Berlin was the best and Amsterdam the worst. Brugge was ok but came with a burger bun which lost it points.
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