LOST! In "F!!!!ing Bruges!"

I apparently am really holding strong to the theory that sightseeing is best done when lost, cause I did it again, though at least it was in a different town this time!

Bruges, the beautiful, and some might even say best, medieval town of Belgium. I went there to meet up with my cousin Stephanie who was there with some university friends on a euro tour. So I arrived at the Station with only one slight complication, which was quickly resolved by the train company. So I get there and try to call my cousin. My cellphone wouldn't let me. So I decided to wait and see if she would call me. 45 minutes later I decided to take matters into my own hands. I went to a pay phone and tried to figure it out. The number didn't work. So I went to the ticket booth and asked for the area code. Tried to call again, but in vain. I then asked the ticket booth if they knew where my youth hostel was. They said yes and told me to take the 6o16 bus for it. Now I heard 6 o 16, so I thought he meant 6016, though later I realized he meant 6 OR 16. Nonetheless I went out looking for the 6016. As it doesn't exist, I didn't find it. So I went back in and asked for a map and how long it would take to get there. He said around 30 min. So I started out. Turns out streets are not very well marked near the train station, and I was quickly quite lost in a park. Thank the medieval creators of Bruges and their love for making towers, for without them I would never have gotten back on track. But I did and I finally arrived on the street of my hostel. What I didn't realize was that the name of the street "Laangestraat" means long street. It's the longest street in all of Bruges. So after stopping in three different stores asking where the hostel was, and receiving from all the same general answer "just a few minutes more" I finally found it. And my cousin within.

The most interesting thing about this story of stress and sore feet, is that while walking through Bruges, though I was on the verge of snapping I couldn't help but smile, it being fully decked out in Christmas decorations, it really was quite magical.