11-20 of 21 hubssort by Hot Best Latest

alicebonasio profile image51

Travelling to Bruges

Because we usually spend so much time, money and effort getting to our holiday destinations, we want the end result to be like a dream coming true. Realistically though, in most cases the reality is doomed to...

chocolate london beer
77

The Holy Sepulchre of Bruges-la-Morte

Visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Bruges-La-Morte, the Venice of the North, is a strange and morbid experience. Not only because the Holy Grave is to be found here, or a statue of the dead Christ,...

2 comments    travel religion arts
Box of chocolates we brought back from Bruges, allegedly the best place in the world for chocolate.68

Postcards to Savor

Welcome to what I hope will be a mouth-watering article. This is a photo collection of some representative morsels from Brussels, Bruge, Paris, and Berlin.

30 comments    food photos fun
Dante Gabriel Rossetti: Holy Grail (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosetti01.jpg)75

The Story of the Grail by Chretien de Troyes

Chrétien de Troyes was a French poet who was the first to write about the Grail, but what is the Grail... and where can the Grail be? Some believe the Grail is the Holy Blood of Christ, or his royal bloodline... and this Holy Blood was brought to Bruges, by the Templars.

2 comments    arts literature holy
69

The Dolls of Death

Look how Our Lady of Lust comes dancing to the tunes of this little serenade, straight through the front wall of D the most haunted house of Bruges-la-Morte. Look how this carriage with its two dark horses...

3 comments    music death horror
66

Thirty Great Movies You're Probably Never Seen: In Bruges

 Year:  2008 Director:  Martin McDonagh This was one of the best movies of 2008, and hardly anyone saw it.  It displeases me when this happens. It’s a pitch-black, and I mean seriously, staggeringly...

3 comments    bruges colin farrell in bruges
42

Pete's Movie Reviews: In Bruges

 Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson)  are hit men who have been shipped off to Bruges (its in Belgium) to lie low, after Ray's last job has gone horribly wrong. Ray, who is haunted by his...

2 comments    entertainment movies movie
78

In Bruges

If you are not from Europe, you probably never heard about Belgian city Bruges before recent Colin Farrell movie "In Bruges". In fact, Bruges (Brugge in Dutch), one of the most beautiful and well preserved...

4 comments    entertainment travel movie
72

Joris-Karl Huysmans and the Essence of Decadence

The French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans started his career as a naturalist, but with "A Rebours" ("Against Nature") he wrote "the bible of decadence" and with "Down There" a history of satanism, facts turned...

0 comments    religion literature history
65

Bruges breaks

Often referred to as the ‘Venice of the North” Bruges is a city dating back to medieval times. The old city centre retains much of this medieval feel up to this day. Bruges has a population of...

1 comment    bruges breaks bruges holidays bruges city break
working