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K Ray RPh: typical cobblestone street in Bruges
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K Ray RPh: Minnewater, ("Water of Love") a lake-filled park along the canals
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K Ray RPh: Canal view
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K Ray RPh: lace-decorated windows at Begijnhof, the Benedectine nun's courtyard
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K Ray RPh: Minnewater canals.... inhabited by swans
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K Ray RPh: Swans on the Minnewater canal
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K Ray RPh: the tranquility of a Bruges canal tour
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K Ray RPh: Swan awaiting the birth of her brood
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K Ray RPh: Her future's so bright, she has to wear shades...
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K Ray RPh: yummmmmy! Chocolate everywhere!
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K Ray RPh: Bell tower of Bruges
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K Ray RPh: a restored fascade in Bruges; use of original colors is a required element of restorations in Bruges
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K Ray RPh: Chinese tourists in Bruges
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K Ray RPh: April skies in Bruges
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K Ray RPh: Michaelangelo's "Madonna and Child" marble sculpture in the Church of Our Lady, Bruges
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K Ray RPh: Madonna and Child, flanked by additional carvings
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K Ray RPh: low bridge clearance along the canals
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K Ray RPh: Church of Our Lady, canal view
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K Ray RPh: 17th Century homes along the Bruges' canals
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K Ray RPh: 17th century architecture and cobblestoned streets of Bruges
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K Ray RPh: swans are abundant in Bruges
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K Ray RPh: preening swan along the Minnewater
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K Ray RPh: Sophie, Liz, and Dennis settle in for the canal boat tour
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K Ray RPh: canal boat tour in Bruges
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K Ray RPh: Cathedral view from the canal boats' dock
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K Ray RPh: ... "to remind them of the murder".
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K Ray RPh: Attack of the Killer Swans?
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K Ray RPh: one of very few wooden fascades, no longer constructed in Bruges
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K Ray RPh: "step gables", Bruge skyline
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K Ray RPh: 1970's architecture.... an "ooops" in the building code