The bags were packed and the taxi was waiting to take us to Brussels Midi station for our journey to Brugge. At the station tickets were purchased and directions sought as to departure times and platforms. "Go now to platform 16, the train is leaving in four minutes" says the guy in the ticket office. So off we go, get on board the waiting train and settle in for the one hour trip. The train leaves on time at 11.26 am and heads out of town through a collection of stations within the Brussels environs, and out into the countryside. After 10 minutes I begin to wonder why the train is heading north instead of west, and soon discover at the next station that we are on the train to Antwerp. So, when we get to the station after that, we get off with our luggage, find the right platform for the next train back to Brussels Midi so we can start all over again.
Sometimes it's hard to leave a place that you like. We did eventually get to Brugge about an hour later than planned.
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