We spent the weekend in Brussels, which was so lovely. Miraculously, and if you have ever spent any time there you will truly appreciate how miraculous it was, the weekend was mostly sunny!
We arrived late Friday night, and then woke to the most gorgeous spring day. We stayed at the fabulous apartment of our friends who were away over the weekend (sad but also convenient!) who have loads of warehouse space and a very large terrace, so the kids had the most wonderful time playing with our hosts toys and books and watering their terrace plants (oh, about 5 times each day) and generally having enough space to run around. We took a walk on Saturday morning in the old neighbourhood, taking in Parc Egmont, Le Petit Sablon, our old street and house front, into the Grand Sablon where we bought Wittamer bread and admired their chocolate window display for easter, bought chocolates at our favourite Pierre Marcolini, tried the macaroons at
Marcolini Patisserie (as that was new for us), picked up a divine tulip bouquet at the flower shop near Flammant, and then walked back to the apartment taking in a gorgeous clear vista over the rest of Brussels on the way (catching the Basilica and the Atomium from afar). On Sunday we had friends over to the apartment for brunch (quiche, pizza, salad, cheese, and the obligatoire beautiful gateaux) and it was wonderful to see two of our birth friends and their now 2 and half year old girls.
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