I often go to France, since I like the atmosphere of the cities there and it's suitable for a short break since it is so accessible. Over the years I have spent several short breaks as well as longer trips in Paris and other french cities such as Lille, Dijon, Marseille and Rheims.

But you know, France can be very similar all over due to the centralised state and homogenous culture. It's lovely, but it's always French. So how about eurostar breaks to Brusses or Bruges or even Amsterdam for a change?

Have your weekend break in Bruges. I was wondering how to spend a weekend and came across this option: Take the Eurostar and have a break in Bruges with all those fantastic waterside vistas and ancient buildings. I aquired a tatse for flemish food when I was in Lille, so this seemed to be the next logical step for us. And there are many other interesting destinations in France and the Benelux.

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My husband and I would like to book a day trip to Bruges on Eurostar from St Pancras on 12th July (our 40th Wedding Anniversary) We would like a deal on first class and we are both senior citizens

Eurostar breaks to Bruges can be booked first class to Brussels, the trip taking 1 hrs and 51 mins. Change trains in Brussels onto the half-hourly InterCity train to Bruges, no reservation required, which can be included in your Eurostar ticket.

The 1h43 run was staged so that the track would be perfect and no other train would be in the way.

Basically it allows the train to arrive on time.

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It has been revealed that we are now very close to a major passenger milestone, with the 100 millionth customer due to check in to travel just like all the others on Eurostar breaks on the morning of Friday 28th August 2009. The lucky 100 millionth nominal traveller should look forward to VIP treatment from the English and French crew. Eurostar, the high-speed train operator launched services on 14November 1994 and now offers direct links to Calais, Lille, Paris and Brussels, as well as connections within France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. On the travel routes to Paris and Brussels from London, Eurostar now claims a market share of 75% despite competition from airlines.Richard Brown, chief executive of Eurostar, said: ‘We are proud and delighted to be ready to carry our 100 millionth traveller nextFriday. We are preparing ourselves for our 15th anniversary on 14 November and look forward to welcoming the challenges with on-rail competition from next year. However, we are confident that our knowledge of operating across three countries and through the Channel Tunnel sets us in good stead for our next 100m Eurostar travellers.’

Eurostar’s high-speed rail network now connects more than 200 British towns and cities to the continent, making Eurostar breaks one of the easiest ways to get away abroad no matter where in the UK you startout from.