samedi 15 mars 2025

A bit of fun and culture!









Bruges is a nice place to stay during the weeks, but as the weekend approaches SO many tourists arrive from all over the world! I expect there are cruise boats from Zeebruges.
Today, we had a surprise ! It was the Carnival for youngsters. About 30 carnival  floats and throwing sweets to the little ones. A joyous atmosphere !
Bruges is close to the Netherlands’ frontier and we first went there for some time and then stayed in Bruges in a hotel in the town centre so I could walk more easily, but there are so many beautiful places to see that you must walk a lot. It is not the first time we visit the town but it is always a pleasure to discover new spots.


 




First this morning we went to st Jian Hospital it’s now a museum but was Bruges hospital in Middle Ages until 1987.




This was the ambulance and you can see how it was on the painting i photographed


95 % of the people hospitalised survived!
 But 15% of the nones ( nurses) died in the following 5 years contaminated by plague…
If you are interested, to be continued the coming days.
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4 commentaires:

  1. Billie Jo15 mars 2025 à 10:48

    Hello, my friend. This is fascinating. Thank you so much for sharing. I look forward to seeing more!

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  2. Marit Johanne15 mars 2025 à 13:02

    It looks like a very nice and interesting trip. And fun that you came over carnival too!

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  3. Granny Marigold15 mars 2025 à 13:08

    Interesting floats for the Carnival parade. We often see swans around her ( mainly in winter) but we have never seen them on land, always on the water.

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  4. Mari15 mars 2025 à 14:14

    So interesting! I am very surprised that so many patients survived at that time.

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