Sunset in beautiful Bruges
I’m just back from a week in Belgium. It is my new favourite country and here’s why:
- It is really flat and they like planting trees in straight lines
- Chocolate (obviously)
- Belgian people love small dogs. They sometimes put their tiny dogs in little baskets on the front of their bikes
- Kriek Beer – cherry beer is liquid Haribo Sour Cherries
- Amazing music, art, architecture, windmills and fashion
Me posing in the pretty garden of our holiday cottage.
Bruges is so beautiful; all hazy sunshine and fairytale buildings reflected in the glistening waterways. Everyone travels around on old fashioned bikes and you can always hear the clip-clop of horses hooves on the cobbled streets. The bars are a big draw with many offering menus of at least 100 different Belgian beers – we spent our days wandering around and allowing for many “refreshment” breaks.
Each beer has its own special glass which I found highly pleasing. One of my favourites was a trappist beer (brewed by monks) called Orval. It came served in what can only be described as a chalice.
My beloved Orval
Bookish Brunette on a bike
We also caught the train to Antwerp where I got to look around MoMu (the Antwerp fashion museum). Antwerp is the home of Belgian fashion, having produced deisgners such as Martin Margiela, Raf Simons and Dries Van Noten. The museum’s “Unravel” exhibition was a flawless collection of some of fashion’s finest knitwear.
Discovering the true meaning of "chunky knit" at MoMu, Antwerp.
Patisserie also made regular appearances. It is hard to describe the loveliness of the confections that filled the shop windows, it is even harder to describe the joy of opening up a small box to reveal such pastel coloured perfection!
Patisserie perfection!
It was a great holiday and thanks to the whole Evans family who made it so lovely. Extra special thanks to my husband Mark for taking these lovely pictures.
BBxx