In Bruges

For our 4 year anniversary, James brought me to Brussels and then onto Bruges for a surprise weekend away! How lucky am I?!

We went over on the Eurostar, just about! I met James in St Pancras station in good time for our 1830 train - but when he was checking in he found out that it had been cancelled due to a strike in Belgium! Apparently this was "all over the news" so it was our own fault for not knowing about it... James was unimpressed with the service...

Anyway, with the strike due to finish at 10pm, we had the option of taking the 1930 service - with a 50-50 chance we would only make it as far as Lille! Cue furious iPhone googling of alternative accommodation in Lille, but thankfully all turned out well in the end and we made it into Brussels at 2230 on the button!

We stayed in Brussels on the Thursday night in Le Meridien, complete with champers (thanks Shehla!) and then moved onto Bruges on Friday, after a delicious breakfast on the Grand Place, and a stroll around the city centre.

In Bruges (see what I did there?) we stayed in the Kempinski Hotel which was WOW! Fantasic hotel, service was excellent and a lovely pool for multiple swims! It was brilliant!

Here are a few photos from the weekend: