La Vie Etudiante - Where In the World Were CEA Paris Students?!

 

And bien sur, il faisait HYPER froid!!! (It was super cold!) Check out one of the frozen canals.

 

 

Yes, that's that quaint little town in Belgium, known as the "Venice of the North" due to the many canals that run through the city. After a short train ride, students had some time to explore the beautiful city of Bruges, which is the largest city in the province of West Flanders, located in the Flemish region of Belgium.  A new language was ringing in our CEA Paris students' ears - Flemish!  Exploration of the medieval architecture in the city's center, as well as all of the amazingly delicious Belgian specialties were on the agenda. A piping hot lunch was served at one of the last breweries of Bruges, De Halve Mann (the half moon), where students thawed out over local fare. While it was too cold for the horse and buggy tours that generally clippity-clop through the town, that didn't stop CEA students from getting to know this unique UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

 

Their food-filled day in the cold of Bruges ended with a crash course in How To Manage Winter Transportation Challenges 101 - but they made it back to Paris (phew!), safe and sound, with some astuces for their future study abroad travel adventures...and some tasty Belgian chocolate for the rest of the week.