We've just got in after enjoying a dinner of mussels and chips, yummy. Thought we should have an early night, got to be up and on our way to Calais reasonably early tomorrow. Bet we don't sleep tonight.
I'll just back track to the Ardennes, tell you about our boy scout impression. We have been carrying a bucket barbecue all around Europe with us (along with our tent and sleeping bags, but the less said about that...)We finally decided to use the barbie after our bike ride and, armed with steak, lovely bread, salad and wine we set ourselves up in a wood next to a lake in the evening sun.
First job - take the cellophane off the BBQ, unpack all the bits and tip the charcoal out of the brown paper bag into it. So far so good, but .... there wasn't any charcoal in the brown paper bag, just a lovely silver coloured bowl with holes in the bottom to put the charcoal in. So there we were with our steak, lovely bread, salad and wine and no barbecue. But, we're not daft, we've watched Bear Ghrylls, we collected twigs, dry leaves, sticks and a brown paper bag and made ourselves a camp-fire. As the sun set, casting reflections in the lake, we cooked steaks over the fire, then ate them with a crisp Sauvignon Blanc. How romantic!
Overnight there was an amazing thunderstorm but the day dawned bright and dry and we set off on a long walk taking us over all sorts of terrain. We were sad to leave the Ardennes, especially after sitting in the bright sunshine eating breakfast outside on Tuesday morning, but Bruges beckoned.
Wow, how come we didn't know Bruges is so beautiful. Well, obviously we saved the best city for last.
It's got canals, gorgeous buildings, quirky art and sculptures, fantastic mussels, chocolate to die for, great shops and another fab B & B, called Villa Des Raisins, this time in an old town house. We've spent the last day and a half discovering the charms of Bruges, obviously including watching the England match accompanied by a few Belgian beers!
There is just one small shadow on our stay, there is a French couple staying at the B & B in the room above us and as I am writing this they are trotting backwards and forwards and the floorboards creak very loudly!
It has been a really hot sunny day today. You know after travelling all this time it is great to still be excited about discovering a new place!
Well, there we go then, back to Liverpool tomorrow. We've got an apartment at Kings Dock, we're meeting Alex off the train from Sheffield on Friday morning then we're all going to Liam's graduation show. We can't wait to see them, it's only been 12 weeks this time!
Next stop - Pembrokeshire, if it isn't flooded, hope to see you there.
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Location:Torhoutse Steenweg,Brugge,Belgium
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