Brussels

We had decided to breakfast in a local cafe rather than the hotel. Close by, there are some lovely archades with cafes, so we selected one and ordered 'p'tit dej'. It included orange juice, an enormous croissant and a large piece of baguette. Delicious!

The cafe was very busy serving breakfasts of all varieties including enormous waffles.

After that, we bought some small Easter eggs as a gift for the children at our next stop and then set off for the sight seeing.

The Grand Place is always busy on Saturdays. Marriages take place in the Hôtel de Ville.








Guild houses surround the square and are elaborately decorated.









Some of the detail














The Maison De Roi.








The Bourse







And some detail








Place Royale







In the evening, Sophie and Jim arrived at the hotel where we started the belated celebrations of Jim's 40th birthday with a bottle of champagne.

We then continued to the restaurant that we had booked, Comme Chez Soi. Sophie had booked us a table in the kitchen, so there was lots going on and we had very good service. The wine list featured the wine of Leon Barrell, a wine from Léntheric in the Languedoc. The winemaker, Didier Barrell was a regular customer in the small pizzeria in our village and gave us a tour of his domain.

The meal was excellent and we were pleased that we had chosen the less formal kitchen tables.












Jim and Sophie






- Pat and John on tour