Little Christmas Break to Brussels

On the last weekend in November a group of sleepy bloggers meet at our usual meeting place under the clock at St Pancras for our final Little Break of the year to the Christmas market in Brussels.

After a leisurely breakfast on the Eurostar we arrived in St Pancras and headed to Planet Chocolate for a morning of learning about the history and process of making chocolate (surprisingly simple it seems) as well as tasting plenty of chocolate and drinking some yummy hot chocolate to warm us up from the terrible weather outside.

Leaving with arms full of chocolate and our lovely goody bags we ventured outside again where we found the weather had brightened up – much to every ones relief!

A quick stroll later and we arrived at the Belga Queen for lunch. Its reputation as one of the best restaurants did not disappoint as we entered the beautiful building which used to be an old bank.

The food was lovely – especially the dessert, but due to our set meal choice it was probably not the best that the Belga Queen produces. We did see some impressive sea food platters though on mountains of ice topped with various shellfish that looked amazing.

The afternoon was then spent wandering round the Christmas market. Brussels Christmas market consists of hundred of little wooden sheds selling mostly food and drink as well as a variety of gifts where you can find something a bit different for your Christmas gifts.

Heading back to the Eurostar was a bit of an energetic experience as the Metro broken down for a while which meant a bit of a, lets describe it as a ‘jog’ to the check-in desks!

All was well and everyone quickly settled into their seats to enjoy a glass of champagne before dinner as we sped back towards London.

A big thank you to everyone who joined us on our last little break of the year! Dominic and Shimrit from Chocablog, Sian and Christina from Domestic Sluttery, Camilla from Hygge Nook, Caroline and Simon from Patchwork Harmony, Katie from What Katie Does, Lynne from Tea For Joy, Amanda from The Womens Room, Pippa from Pippa Jameson Interiors, Margarita from Chocolate Creative, Nicki from The Cherry Closet, and Alice from Raspberry.