Sunday. To Bruges- ____ Mercedes _____ ______

THIS was a DAY! M.G. and Clyde, plus Gail and myself all
in Mercedes' Ford, travelled over the Motor Highway. First
looked up the Flea Market which was just next to nothing
Then on to Bruges passing cultivated fields and neat
little houses.M. drove us all around by the canals
etc. A truly wonderful and unspoiled little city of the
past. Many hundreds of years old. We had lunch on the
square. Got a Victoria with a horse named Bella. A very
FAT horse but she didn't have to go very fast. M.G. got
very conversational with Bella's owner. IN French. Visited
enclosure of the Beguinage & the chapel where the sisters
of the nursing order were chanting. Being Sunday almost
all the shops were closed. But we saw the women making
the bobbin lace and bought a few pieces. The buildings
around the enclosure called the Beguinage were used in
olden times for wives and widows, and women of some stand
ing when the men were at war or had been killed etc.

We had dinner in Brussels again on our beloved
Place- the large square. The buildings with the
electric lights well placed were marvelous. We hated to
leave it.

A profile drawing described as: The owner of "Bella" (the horse). Another smaller drawing of "fat Bella" pulling Clyde and Mrs. Behrend's family.

The Square is a breath taking spot
The buildings surrounding it
are rather Dutch or Flemish in
style. The tips of the irregular
roofs being surmounted by the
emblems of the various Guilds- as many of the buildings
were old Guild Houses. The buildings are dark with age
and carved richly and ornamented with gold. Futher
embelished with gold paint on the sills and carvings.
The lights on the buildings at night create a truly
beautiful and unreal effect. Like part of a fairy tale
M.G. and Clyde have been with us three days and
we have all, had one grand time.