Brugge / Bruges & Happy Christmas!


Een weekje naar het mooie Brugge, een weekje terug thuis in 'Belgenland':


Kleurige kerstlichtjes, verse witloof met garnaaltjes en zalm, lawaaierige kasseistraten, éénrichtingsverkeer, fietsers die hun leven in eigen handen nemen, warme wafels met chocoladesaus van het winkeltje op de hoek, een vriendin bezoeken, bootjes kijken en de zwanen brood geven, Frans horen spreken en Frans zo goed mogelijk terugspreken, Sinterklaas brengt O een bezoekje, lamsbout met rozemarijn, blije kindjes op het speelplein, een knus huisje met rolluiken en een onmogelijk slot, een hoge stadsmuur die de wifi perfect tegenhoudt, O'tje zoveel mogelijk Nederlands / Vlaams laten horen, een drukke kerstmarkt met kitscherige versieringen en warme drankjes om handen aan te warmen, drummende toeristen, ontbijten met croissants en chocomelk, de Veritas en Hema binnenlopen en voorraden opslaan, mama's vol-au-vent, de grootouders bezoeken, een fluweelzacht rood wijntje en ook eens pita van bij de Turk.


A week visiting Bruges, a week back home in Belgium:


Bright Christmas lights, fresh chicory with salmon and North Sea shrimps, noisy cobbled roads, one-way traffic, cyclists risking their lives, warm waffles with chocolate sauce from the little shop on the corner, visiting a friend, looking at the boats and feeding the swans some bread, French speaking people and trying to speak French back to them, Saint Nicholas visits O, leg of lamb with rosemary, happy children playing on the slides, a cosy rented house with shutters and a dodgy lock, a high city wall stopping any WiFi escaping from the centre, a busy Christmas market with sparkly kitsch decorations and hot drinks to warm your hands on, expose O to the Dutch / Flemish language, slow moving tourists, having croissants and hot chocolate for breakfast, buying sewing supplies from the Veritas and Hema shops, mum's vol-au-vent, visiting grandparents, a velvety soft red wine and also - for once - pita from the Turkish takeaway shop.


Happy Christmas!

Comments

  1. Christina20/12/2011, 20:16

    Beautiful! There really isn't anywhere like home, is there? One of my sisters-in-law works for the American branch of a company that is based in Belgium. She's visited the main office there several times, and she's told us about the famous waffle stands. : )

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