I may have mentioned this before, but something about traveling always makes us (mostly me) hungry. Not sure if it's the constant moving around with heavy bags, or boredom, or something else, but we usually end up getting a snack at whatever transportation hub we're at. Before catching the train to Brugge, we stopped at the small grocery shop at the Antwerp train station to pick up a sandwich and some candy. If I remember correctly, we just made the train.
We split the sandwich once we were on our way. Like most European sandwiches, it wasn't especially packed with stuff, but it was better than some thin ones we've encountered in our travels since (like this one). It was "geroosterde kip" (roasted chicken) in creamy dressing with tomato and lettuce, and pretty good for a to-go packaged sandwich. The addition of the lettuce and tomato made it taste really fresh. From what we remember, the chicken salad wasn't bad either.
But our greatest find at the Antwerp train station store was the bag of Haribo smurfs, which I've mentioned before. We didn't end up trying them on this train ride, but they quickly became one of our favorite candies. For the longest time after the trip, we couldn't find the Smurfs here in the States and it was really frustrating because we liked them that much. We can get them here now but they're not the ones made in Germany (I think they're from Turkey) so they don't taste quite the same (but they'll do). We love the sweet berry flavor.
Our train snack was the perfect amount as we completed our train ride to Brugge. After we got there, we couldn't find a bus and walked to our hotel with a very nice man from California who had spent the day in Ghent, checked in, and got settled in our new town. We couldn't wait to explore Brugge!
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