We all had a big sleep in. Al and I went off to buy pastries for breakfast, achieved this but I also bought a pair of shoes! Belgium have only a couple of sales a year and everything is heavily discounted. Yipeee!!
After lunch we lay around in the apartment as it was misty rain then us girls decided to hit the shops - unfortunately along the way there was quite a bit of rain so we didn't really go too far. It is a pity about the weather as it is the official opening of the Gentse Feesten today with a parade and all. People were still out with their umbrellas and raincoats though, and lining the streets. For us the parade just meant getting really wet - not just a little damp so we skipped it.
We sloshed our way back to the apartment, had an afternoon snack of Belgian cheeses, foie gras and champers, then dressed up for dinner out. Choc and Koen had picked a lovely restaurant in the former fish market and the meal was excellent - the others all had muscles, I had a great steak. We then wandered around to a famous bar here that sells Jeneva's - flavoured gin. There are so many flavours, ranging from vanilla, to mocha, various fruits, even cactus. If it wasn't so wet maybe we would've stayed out later but it was not to be.
After lunch we lay around in the apartment as it was misty rain then us girls decided to hit the shops - unfortunately along the way there was quite a bit of rain so we didn't really go too far. It is a pity about the weather as it is the official opening of the Gentse Feesten today with a parade and all. People were still out with their umbrellas and raincoats though, and lining the streets. For us the parade just meant getting really wet - not just a little damp so we skipped it.
We sloshed our way back to the apartment, had an afternoon snack of Belgian cheeses, foie gras and champers, then dressed up for dinner out. Choc and Koen had picked a lovely restaurant in the former fish market and the meal was excellent - the others all had muscles, I had a great steak. We then wandered around to a famous bar here that sells Jeneva's - flavoured gin. There are so many flavours, ranging from vanilla, to mocha, various fruits, even cactus. If it wasn't so wet maybe we would've stayed out later but it was not to be.
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