We were up at 7.30 this morning as we had to assemble in the Neptune Lounge at 8.45am to be allocated a bus number for today’s excursion, which was a half-day visit to Brussels. I had never been to Brussels before, although Trevor had been many years ago. We enjoyed our breakfast up in the…
Tag: Belgium
Beer and Chocs and Men in Frocks
We woke up this morning around 8.30am and looked out of our window to see what the weather was like. There was a lot of cloud but at least it wasn’t raining! The Balmoral was making her way along the scenic Western Scheldt River towards Antwerp, and we were due to arrive around lunchtime. In…
Beautiful Bruges
Woke up this morning to find that the Arcadia was docked in Zeebrugge, Belgium. Trevor and I worked out that it was nearly 10 years (December 2007) since we’d last visited this port, which is the gateway to the medieval city of Bruges. On that day, it was bitterly cold with an icy wind blowing,…