TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

Everyone knows that Brugge is cute and romantic. As a matter of fact, many tourists skip the rest of Belgium and hop over to Brugge. Interestingly, there were so many English couples on holiday when we were there. Cafes and restaurants are even named tea rooms. Grote Markt, Brugge Before calling it a night and leaving Brugge, Bru and I checked out the Grote Markt (main market square) again and we decided to settle for some hot tea and waffels at De Beurze Restaurant (left building on the picture above). Last stop at De Beurze Restaurant  These are really restaurant made whipped cream. Too creamy for moi perhaps but this sure is top quality whipped cream. Finely made. Bru said that every restaurant must make their whipped cream from scratch and not serve those commercialised ones. I agree! I cannot really say goodbye to Brugge because I know that I will be seeing her again. Maybe not in the coming months or years, but for sure I will be seeing her again somewhere d...

So where to eat in Brugge? For our late lunch-early dinner in Brugge (Bruges), Bru and I found this super cute and charming restaurant near the Dijver canal— ‘Bistro Restaurant ‘t Lammetje’ I’ve been hankering for something typically Belgian, and in particular typically Flemish while Bru was ready to settle for something more mainstream which she did. It was actually her who found this cute restaurant. While I was busy taking pictures of the Dijver canal, she inspected the nearby inner square and came back to me enthusiastically announcing that she has found a restaurant where I can order Flemish stew. My order: ‘Vlaamse Stoofkarbonaden’ (Flemish Beef Stew) + Leffe brown beer: Her order: ‘Mosselen met friets’ in wine (Mussels with fries): This was a really tasty and gorgeous late lunch-early dinner. 4.2 stars out of 5. The beef stew was delightful and the meat almost melted on my tongue when I chewed on it. I do not mind eating meat when it is this good! While the muss...

Bru and I didn’t get to check the average temperature when we were in Brugge (Bruges) yesterday but it was pretty sure under 0C. The wind, gently whistling in the air, provided chilly moments as we weaved ourselves in the centrum of this romantic and picturesque little Belgian city. In other words: it was a (freaking) very cold day! This is by the way my second time in Brugge, I was here 7 years ago with MadamE. I am really glad we went to Brugge on a Saturday because today Sunday it is snowing. I think I’ve had enough snow this winter but unfortunately we still have a month to go to finish the winter season. We had some coffee and croissants at the gas station by the border so we were both not really hungry when we arrived in the city. Instead we had our Belgian beer culinary introduction of course, a good dose of ‘Kwak’ and ‘Kriek’ beers at the market square . Brugge is part of the Flanders Region (Dutch speaking, the locals are called Flemish) and you can visit the region’s...