If you have been reading this for a while you might remember that when we were coming back from Paris earlier in the year we got trapped under the sea in the dark in an airless train for a very long time? Not fun but the compensation was our money back for that trip plus two free return tickets to anywhere on the Eurostar train. Fair enough really. So where to go with our tickets... well we could have gone back to Paris but as we have never been to Belgium, and quite possibly might never have gone to Belgium, we decided to spend our free tickets on a trip to Bruges! Yippee! So we are heading off to Bruges for a few days with a quick stop off in Brussels. The weather sounds like it is going to be amazing, fingers crossed.
I quickly made a new washbag for the trip. I am packing really light with my shampoo and lotions decanted into little bottles, so I wanted a new small drawstring bag to keep them in.
Oh this is a little bit random but this is a hasty snap of our dinner the other day which was something that Simon made that was really good, salmon with a watercress, mint, and cucumber sauce. The recipe for the sauce is here. There was some sauce left and I had it the next day for lunch over watercress and radishes - yum!
I shall be back very soon to report on the legendary Belgian chocolate... :)
I love salmon, that looks so delicious!
Bruges is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been too, you can just imagine a fairy tale taking place there. Be sure to get some Leonidas chocolates and have some frites (Belgian ones are much better than French, they're fried twice and they have all sorts of decadent sauces to choose from) :o)
Posted by: marné | May 29, 2009 at 08:33 PM
I love your new handmade washbag! I've never been to Belgium but it's one of the countries I want to see, and oh Belgian chocolate....! Have a lovely safe trip♪
Posted by: hiki | May 30, 2009 at 02:17 AM
Have fun in Bruges and enjoy your little vacation!
Posted by: emily | May 30, 2009 at 06:45 AM
have a great trip! the washbag is very cute and i think i will have to write down that cucumber, watercress and mint sauce...mmmm looks delicious!
Posted by: lea | May 30, 2009 at 08:18 AM
oooh - envious - i've always wanted to go to belgium! have a wonderful trip!
Posted by: elisabetha | May 30, 2009 at 02:22 PM
Oh, have a wonderful trip & enjoy real chocolate!!!
Posted by: ai | May 31, 2009 at 03:54 PM
ooooh bruges! I'd love to go, it looks so insanely beautiful! hope you have a brilliant time and I'm looking forward to seeing the pix :0)
Posted by: famapa | June 01, 2009 at 10:54 AM