{"id":63533,"date":"2019-02-13T08:30:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T16:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=63533"},"modified":"2019-02-26T14:47:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T22:47:59","slug":"rv-5-08-brugge-geocache-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/rv-5-08-brugge-geocache-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"RV 5.08 : Brugge \u2014 Geocache of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Traditional<\/dt>\n
GC4XMCM<\/a><\/dd>\n
by cricri010<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Difficulty:<\/dt>\n
2.5<\/dd>\n
Terrain:<\/dt>\n
1.5<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Location:<\/dt>\n
Bruges, Brussels<\/dd>\n
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N 51\u00b0 12.543 E 003\u00b0 13.476<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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Image by juliuscox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Waffles, beer, chocolate\u2014what comes to mind when you think of Belgium? If you\u2019re one of the 6,000+ geocachers who have visited the busy city center in Bruges, you may remember the country for a different, highly Favorited reason: this Geocache of the Week!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Image by meisernator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bruges<\/span><\/a> is a canal-based city, in the same boat as Amsterdam and Venice. Its atmosphere and position as the capital of <\/span>Flanders<\/span><\/a> attracts visitors from all over the world. The Traditional cache in <\/span>Markt<\/span><\/i> (market square)<\/span><\/a> is one of a series of 308 caches designed to bring geocachers to every province of Flanders, each offering a clue to the series final, \u2018bonus\u2019 cache. However, the geocache in Bruges, <\/span>RV 5.08 : Brugge<\/b><\/a>, far exceeds the Favorite points of any other cache in this series.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Image by agnes.fleur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The cache enjoys a prime location inside the bustling commercial square. There are a few tricks to this Traditional, however. The first is that it is hidden in plain sight; the four million muggles that visit the area per year have likely sat on it, kicked its tires, or even tested out the pedals. That\u2019s right, this regular-sized geocache is hidden on a bicycle (painted in classic Geocaching colors, of course)! Because this is a common mode of transportation within the city, this host vehicle blends right into the surrounding area.<\/span><\/p>\n