Brugge

Last weekend we decided to escape Lille and head up to Brugge, Belgium for the night. It was a fantastic get away to an amazing, story book like town. We took the train - LOVE public transport and found ourselves a nice hotel right in the center of town. The first night we spent just exploring back allies and scoping out the sites. It was truly romantic, with bridges glowing in the dim light of the street lamps and the peacefulness of the canals before our eyes.

Saturday morning, our main goal was to find delicious waffles (our lives tend to center around food). The breakfast place served amazing Belgian waffles with fresh strawberries and real chocolate melted to pour on top. I was in heaven- chocolate for breakfast, heck yes! We wandered the city a bit more, enjoying the aromas wafting out of of street corner waffles joints and chocolate shops.

This trip, we felt quite cultured, as we went to 2 museums- the Fry Museum and the Chocolate Museum. Let me tell you- fries come from Belgium originally and are incredible! Also, chocolate has been perfected in Belgium and it truly is life changing.

While I tend to go for sweet, Shane is drawn to the hundreds of varieties of Belgian beer. We had lunch at a place that served over 400 different brews. The menu was like a dictionary! Shane was in heaven, while I sipped on my coke. I think if we had time, he would have tried every single one of the beers. Instead, he settled on one and was in all his glory- a new beer discovered!

The whole weekend was wonderful. Its amazing how refreshed one can feel with just a night away. We will try to squeeze in as many times like this while in Europe.... now if we can just figure out how to do it with a baby - 6 more weeks!

The Chocolate Museum