Chimay, Brussels and Bruges

This week in Belgium has really been about beer tasting and food...

In Bruges, we relaxed with books on the side of the canal before dinner

A massive beer shop in Bruges, that boasted a 'beer wall' containing each of the different beers of belgium and the correct glass to drink it with.

The fruit beers go down well with the women here, this was 'framboise' and delicious! Though too sweet to drink often.

It was about thirty degrees, and so good to get out of the sun and into 'Brugs Beertje.' At the other pub we went to (at which you had a choice of 400 Belgium beers) we ordered a cold nibbles platter. What we got was a plate full, and I mean full, of sausage, chunks of pate, prosciutto, bacon and chunks of cheese...more meat than I've eaten in weeks!

Brussels, massive city, we got a bit lost. But we also got to go to a proper flea market. To quote Fran from Black Books, they 'do sell a lot of W...'

We had lunch at a lovely cafe and being unable to read the menu properly I went for something with Camembert in it. 20min later the waitress bought out a whole, large wheel of camembert, all melty and coated with almond, some sort of brown sugar sauce and bread. It was a good lunch!

Cheese at the Chimay shop, we tasted four of these and they have got to be among the nicest cheeses I have ever tasted!

We also ordered the full tasting experience for 10 euros each...I must admit that after the four delicious beers I needed a long walk, but it was very worth it!

Well we have one more day in Belgium, and then were due to catch the ferry to England. Bye.