Ingrid & Tom's Bed & Breakfast, Antwerp Belgium 10-12th August

So our next destination was Belgium where we were dropped off in Bruges by the bus and jumped on a train to Antwerp to see Ingrid and Tom. For those who don’t know who these people I speak of are, Ingrid is the sister of my good friend Emme and Tom is Ingrid’s fiancée. When we hopped off the train they were there to meet us and took us to their cosy apartment where for dinner Tom cooked us what Ingrid referred to as poor man Belgian food but to Liz and I it was five star as this was the best home cooked meal we’d eaten since before we started out trip! It was sausages, potatoes and this red cabbage and apple stuff ( I remember the actual name of it!) delicious! Also we got to try some chocolates and of course a Belgian beer, which Tom advised me to drink slowly due to it’s high percentage of alcohol content. Safe to say, after it I was slightly tipsy. They then took us to this lovely outside summer bar and then Ingrid took us to see a movie which was being screened in the old hangers by the river. It was awesome!! It had lights and you just pulled up a blanket to watch. And to make it even better, it was in English with Flemish subtitles! Score!

The next day Liz and I got a sleep in and around lunch time Ingrid finished work early to take us around town. It’s a really small place but so quaint and lovely. We got to go and try REAL schnapps at this bar, so many choices! But we all chose different ones and shared. They were so strong (20% but the strongest was above 60% I think!) and after 2 each we left as we didn’t want to be drunk! We also got to try Belgian waffles which were delish! I think this would have to be part of Liz’s favourite part of Belgium!

After another home cooked meal and a few drinks our second night was over and the morning came too quickly and we were off back to the train to Bruges.

So thank you Ingrid and Tom for having us, we had a great time and cannot wait for Christmas!!