But despite our disappointment, here is the latest instalment:
We were lucky enough to have a free place to stay in Brussels and also our very own tourguide (thanks Damien!). He and his friends got us acquainted with Belgian beer (John had a very good night out but wasn't feeling so great the next morning), chocolate (yum) and great hospitality.
Mmmmm Belgian waffles. This is at the Grand Place in Brussels. This square is surrounded by very impressive buildings.
Here is John and Damien (John's friend and our host for 4 nights in Brussels) after a few too many fine Belgian beers.
Here are some of Damien's Belgian friends at a dinner party. Damien cooked us a traditional Flemish meal called Chicken Waterzooe while we introduced them to kiwi homemade pavlova.
Here is the waterzooe - you can see it's a creamy souplike dish with chicken and vegetables - very tasty.
This is the big gothic cathedral in Brussels.
John and the 'famous' (there's not much that's famous there...) Mannekin Pis. It's a wee boy urinating - usually he is naked but we were lucky enough to see him clad in Venezuelan attire!
We saw the city on bikes with Damien as our tourguide: here's John clowning around.
We went on a daytrip to Brugge, a quaint old medieval town about an hour from Brussels.
Brugge is built on canals a bit like Venice so we took a boatride through the canals and got a tour of the town at the same time.
Brugge's city hall.
The belfry in Brugge is really tall.
3 comments:
I really enjoyed the photos. Made me a bit homesick. I'm glad you're enjoying Belgium!
Linda
Nadine's Belgian colleague
Hi Guys
Well by the time you read this you'll probably be back in London and as you put in my diary "finding a job". I hope all goes well. We have been reading the blog regularly and apologies for not putting in a comment or two. Not sure that I should say anything about Amsterdamm's museums though! It would be really interesting to visit the Annexe. Right now we are getting ready for the start of school. Daisy is stretched out in front of the fire, rolling in the sunshine. I don't think I should tell you how fat she's been getting! She is becoming more of a garden cat now and maybe when Spring arrives there will be more spring in her step. Trust you enjoyed being tour guide again in Paris, MC. Mum got the Sound of Music DVD and is watching it. You'll need to do the same and spot all the familiar sites!
Lots of Love
Mum and Dad
yes we are back in london now. paris was cool, will post photos later. not looking forward to job/flat hunting tho!
maybe daisy should go back on her diet! like when i made her eat "weight management" go-cats...
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