Brussels Bound

We spent the weekend on Europe's capital, Brussels that is, visiting friends. The amazing company and their warm hospitality -I also fell in love with their place, a four-store house built back on the nineteen-twenties- the incredible food and discovering the wide array of options that the city has to offer -from history to shopping, dining or entertaining- made of this short trip one of my best getaways ever!

After a two-hour drive, we arrived at destination just in time to indulge on a delicious brunch at our friends' place. Later on, we headed downtown to walk around the city -it was my very first time in Brussels, so everything was new for me.

The Cathedral, Grand Place -where the City Hall is- the Manneken Pis and even its less-known counterpart Jeanneke Pis were some of the popular city's landmarks I got to see during the tour.







Art Deco buildings, chocolateries, comic references, charming boutiques -oh, the always dreamy Brussels lace!-, the finest international cuisine...honestly walking around Brussels is one of the most stimulating experiences I had in a long time. 









Later that night, we hit one of the hippest restaurants in town: Belga Queen. Design -the bathroom situation is quite an experience!- cosmopolitan ambiance and fine cuisine -I had breast of duck...delish!- all in one place. The building used to be a bank in the past, and the lounge area is now where the bank vault was back then.   But as I said, the company was the best of all!






Sunday morning and early afternoon was all about relaxing at home and talk over a scrumptious brunch. Before that, we headed to the bakery to get some fresh baguettes -but I couldn't resist to get macarons and chocolates, for the road...


We truly hope to go back to Brussels very soon. As much as I loved the city, the company was the best of all. Michael's friends were wonderful to me, and made me feel like we knew each other for years. I have no words to express my gratitute...and also, we can't wait to go back! 







9 comments

  1. Wow, this looks like it was a fantastic little trip:-) Those polka dot boxes are delightful and that restaurant looks and sounds amazing. It's awesome that Micheal's friends treated you so warmly...that is huge and such a good feeling when you just feel so at home with a group of people.
    Thanks (as always) for your kind words on my post today:-)
    XO, Gina
    http://classyeverafter.blogspot.com

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  2. Girl you are living the life...amazing!

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  3. Amazing photos! And that restaurant sounds so cool! I usually judge a restaurant character based upon its bathroom, so I totally want to go there now.

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  4. oh man - amazeballz! - i really wanna go!!!!

    PS pass it along - giveaway going on at my blog :o)

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  5. What a stunning city! I want to visit it now:) Glad that you had a fantastic time, sweetie. Stay cozy. Muah

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  6. I must go there, I have a Swedish friend in Brussels so I have all the reason! Thanks for inspiring me! xo Caroline

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  7. Loved this post, I am off to Brussels next month so it has given me lots of inspiration xo

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  8. looks great.. glad you had an enjoyable trip

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  9. Thank you as always for your thoughtful commentary, Elsa! And great re-cap of Brussels. I hope to visit one day. I would love to see all of the beautiful Art Deco architecture first hand -- and eat all of that yummy chocolate!

    xo style, she wrote

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