Our first weekend back to Europe after the Christmas holidays, we made a trip to Brussels! We left from work on Friday night and headed straight to the Eurostar and over the channel.
Friday night view of Grand Place from our hotel.
It was late, so we headed straight for an old favourite, Chez Leon, for some Mole Frites. Then, we headed to Delirium for some Belgian beer!
Dinner at an old favourite. Mussels from Brussels!
After a few drinks, we strolled through Galeries Royale Saint-Hubert on the way back to our hotel
A bit blurry, but our only photo together from the trip!
The next day, we slept late then took a stroll around the city. First stop was St Nicholas Church, surrounded by shops. A church was originally built on this location in the 11th century.
St. Nicholas Church–surrounded by shops.
Next, we had lunch at Le Cirio where we both had delicious croques and some drinks. The house speciality is a half sparkling wine, half white wine combination, mixed at your table. Worth a taste!
Le Cirio Cafe
We kept strolling around the city taking in the sights, then stopped for hot chocolate.
Twilight in Brussels
Something Belgium does amazingly well: chocolate. Hot chocolate in fact. At Frederic Blondeel–not to be missed!
We stopped in a cathedral en route to a jazz concert at The Music Village. Three sets of jazz played by passionate musicians. We truly enjoyed it!
The lighting in the church at night was haunting…
Front row seats–The Music Village. Some delightful jazz music for our Saturday night.
We had a short day on Sunday, because we needed to get back to London. That didn’t stop us from visiting the Magritte Museum near the Royal Museums of Fine Arts.
Museum time!
Lovely, relaxing 48 hours in Brussels!
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