Paris was bliss but it was back to work and back to reality on Tuesday for a nice short week of work. Knowing I was heading to Bruge at the end of the week made it doable.
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| First day back at work and it's raining - way to ease me back in London! |
Thursday night me and my VB team hit up Big Easy for a little Christmas cheer. Delicious lobster, delicious cocktails and some of the best company.
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| The Bobster, and his giant cocktail |
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| James got the giggles |
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| Bonnie and James, sipping their cocktails like lovers. |
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| My turn! |
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| Dinner is served! |
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| There's just so much going on in this photo |
Friday night I finally got to check out Ashleighs new digs, staying the night at hers before our early departure to Bruge the following morning. The place looks great and you've definitely made your room into a home - possibly the cleanest I've ever seen your room too!
We were up at 5am the following morning to meet our tour group and coach before setting off for Bruge. Needless to say we were all a little blurry eyed.
It was approximately a 6 hour journey into Bruge broken up nicely with two hours coach time, 90 minutes ferry time and another 2 hours drive time following the ferry.
After checking into our hostel we were taken on a walking tour throughout Bruge. Cobblestoned streets, lined with chocolate shops galore only interrupted by beautiful canals running all throughout the city. Not to mention the Christmas decorations adorning all the shop windows.
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| Everything in town looked somewhat similar in architecture. Council must approve all architecture before construction can begin. |
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| Our tour leader Jen giving us the run down about this bloke. |
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| Pretty canals |
Once we reached the town square we understood what all the hype was about Bruge - just beautiful. The square held an ice rink and market stalls galore, packed with visitors.
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| The town looks its prettiest at night, although the sky at sunset didn't hurt. |
With three hours to kill before dinner we explored the stalls and sampled Bruge's famous 'Frites'. A chip lover from way back I was not disappointed. Although I'm much more a Chicken Cave, Stacey Fish n' Chips kinda gal myself.
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| When in Rome |
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| Ash's turn |
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| This Christmas shop was just incredible, like a fantasy land |
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| Beer Museum |
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| By the ice rink in the main square |
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| Canals at night |
Our tour group dinner was pretty stock-standard, nothing terribly festive. The rest of the evening was spent getting to know a few girls from the tour over a few belgium beers.
The following morning we hit the shops again to occupy our final hours in Bruge. We spent some time laughing at the uncoordinated ice skaters (but too scared to give it a go ourselves). And of course I couldn't leave Belgium without sampling their world renowned waffles!! My mouth waters at the thought of them.
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| Another amazing Christmas shop, this one didn't allow photos. Got told off while taking this one. |
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| There were some fairly hilarious falls |
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| So good!!! |
Before we knew it it was time to head back to the hostel and back home to London. What a whirl-wind of a weekend!!
Not long until Christmas now! Hope you're all in the festive spirit! xx
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