…led to the cafeteria.
On first inspection it looked a little shut, but then the proprietor came to our assistance. It seems we were quite lucky, they were supposed to be closed but had opened because it was the school holidays. I think they must have been glad of our custom because we were the only people in there. We got lots of personal attention and had a good conversation with the proprietor.
Not to mention the delicious indulgence we all took part in. When in Bruges it has to be done at least once 
14 Comments CherryPie on Nov 22nd 2010
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
Albert Camus
16 Comments CherryPie on Nov 21st 2010
Following the visit to the abbey we moved on to Beisbroek which is just outside Bruges and is one of two big country estates situated side by side in the woods. Beisbroek covers 80 hectares and contains trees, footpaths, heathland, picnic areas, a deer compound, a cafeteria and a castle that serves as interactive nature centre, a planetarium and an observatory.
The first port of call was to be the cafeteria for lunch although we managed to do an accidental detour on the way. The woodlands were magnificent, the trees were showing off their spectacular autumn colours and the ground was covered with a carpet of leaves.
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 21st 2010
It was that time of year again when I finally allow myself to think of the Christmas season. I set of with my Mum to visit the festive gift fair in Birmingham. Luckily for us the threat of industrial action from one of the train companies was called off at the last minute.
The journey there and back was painless and the trains were on time and there were plenty of places to sit. I had forgotten what a long trek it is from the Birmingham International to the NEC, I certainly got my exercise for the day. The last time we went to the show in 2008 it was rather disappointing because a lot of our old favourites had pulled out and there was not very much that interested us. I am glad to say it had picked up again this year and although some of our old favourites were still absent there were new things to interest us.
We were also lucky that I had got my dates muddled up and left it too late to order tickets in advance. Some very generous people helped us out on the way in, meaning we saved money on the entry fee.
We came away with a naughty pie for tea, which I can confirm was absolutely delicious. Don’t forget that I did a lot of walking so I earned it
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 20th 2010
The meal in this restaurant was a trip down memory lane. The food was as good as ever, but the service wasn’t quite so attentive as it was on the previous visit there.
Absent friends were dearly missed.
I am sure you can see from the pics that the food was juicy and succulent.
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16 Comments CherryPie on Nov 19th 2010
