We often find ourselves not doing much research before visiting a new city, this has its good and bad points. The good often involves discovering things at your own pace while the bad means you probably miss a few things that you would have enjoyed. Here are 4 things to do in Ghent that you […]
Move Over Mickey D
A low dollar solution We were sitting at the bar in a small pub in Ghent, me with a Westmalle Triple and Nat with a Barbar Honey Ale, soaking in the local vibe, when an intense hunger hit. Swept away with the buzz of rolling into this pearl of a city, we had forgotten to […]
Battered and Brugged – FLEMISH STEW WITH CHANTERELLES
t’Keiserhof We were thankful that our little hotel, t’Keiserhof in Brugge was only a four-minute walk from the train station. My sprained ankle was still causing me serious pain, especially walking on the uneven cobblestone streets. Nevertheless, we were eager to explore this much talked about medieval city so we threw our packs in our room […]
Belgian Bublé – GREEN CURRY MUSSELS and BELGIAN WAFFLES
Buzz of Amsterdam After the buzz of Amsterdam, we were afraid that Antwerp would be a letdown. A wrong turn made the walk from the train station, a marvellous piece of architecture, to the hotel, very long. The McDonald’s of hotels We finally arrived at yet another Ibis hotel (the McDonald’s of hotels) and settled […]