Mmm, tonight I am drinking beer from our recent holiday in Bruges so here are some pics from a tour we took of the De Halve Mann Brewery in Bruges
holidays
Look what I won!
I was lucky enough to win a copy of Green is the New Black in a giveaway on the Make London blog the other week. The book arrived today and looks great so it is packed in my Orla Kiely weekend bag. Monday is our three year anniversary so I’m ready to be whisked off…
Home again
We’re back from a lovely week away. The cottage was perfect and if anyone is looking for a lovely cottage in a sleepy seaside town I would recommend Brook Cottage in Dawlish. The town was great, although I spent too much at Harrison’s Amusement arcade. We even found a good curry house called the Paradise…
On holiday
We are currently on holiday in sunny Devon, staying in a lovely little cottage in Dawlish. We have been pottering around the coast and yesterday took the train from Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway to Kingswear. The weather is unbelievably gorgeous and it feels great to be out of London 🙂
Cigarettes and alcohol
Today we made a day trip to France to pick up some booze for us and fags for my sister. We spent a couple of hours driving round Calais, completely bewildered by the local tradition of wedding parties driving around the city centre tooting their horns! Saturday must be wedding day over there. Then we…
Home at last!
Hooray, home at last after an epic journey. We spent yesterday wandering around Cowes (another of my favourite towns on the Island) in the beautiful sunshine. I’m so happy that the weather was mainly good during our week away! Anyway, visiting Cowes gave me the opportunity to see if my favourite shop had any new…
Sunny days
The weather was gorgeous today, warm and sunny all day long. We made the most of it by spending all day out and about. First, we walked around Ryde, which must be my second favourite town on the Isle of Wight. Then we headed over to St Helen’s and had lunch with my sister at…
Holiday!
Yippee, my holiday from work has officially started, I now have 11 days until I have to get back on public transport. My holiday has grown to epic proportions in my mind for some reason. Not that my job is stressful or hard but I am looking forward to having a break. I have to…