Epic European Cycle: 2015-10-25: Train to Bruges

Travel
Type Name Service Provider Origin Destination Cost Notes
TrainBruxelles to BrugesTGV High SpeedBruxellesBruges$60.00Plus $27 service fee for purchasing the TGV tix through a ticket agent.
TrainGeneve to Paris Gare LyonTGV High SpeedGeneveParis Gare Lyon$272.009768
TrainParis station transferRERParis Gare de LyonParis Gare du Nord$6.00
TrainParis to BruxellesTGV High SpeedParis Gare du NordBruxelles$248.009451
Accommodation
Type Name Service Provider Location Cost Notes
Hotelibis budget Brugge Centrum StationBooking.comBruges$270.003 nights
Marie Popelinplantsoen 4Brugge Historic Center8000 Bruges
Extremely convenient location. Great budget facility. Excellent breakfast (not included). Strong internet.
Tip
Type Name Description Service Provider Cost Notes
General InfoCultural NormsDon't be an asshole in Belgium$0.00
Blog Entries
A long day on the train today, starting with the Claustrophobic Chaos Car from Geneve to Paris. We were at the very end of the train, in a separate little compartment with seating enough for 16. There were 16 of us in the compartment, which doesn't sound too bad until you take into account that it included a man with his entourage of three women and three small children, each with a suitcase big enough for Brent and I to live in, plus a group of six Oriental Amazon people who were all legs, sniffles and electronics. It was a bad B-Movie scene.