My tip for visiting Bruges is: go from Brussels on Sunday morning. Get out at the railway station and head into town.
Forget the churches and canals, just wander among the hundreds of bric-a-brac, car boot-type stall holders who cover the parkscape. Odd coins, objects, books, collectables, everything is there! What a treat!
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This sounds like the massive and wonderful flea market that only takes place three or four Sundays a year, and I suspect that (like us two years ago) you just happened to be there on the right day (this year, the last one was on 23 September).
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