Friday, July 2, 2010

Calais and Brugges - Courtesy of Easyjet!

About a month ago we were due to fly to Amsterdam for the weekend, but our lovely friends at easyjet cancelled our flight a few hours before we were due to go, with no alternatives. Needless to say I spent a little while sulking....okay the whole day! But I managed to get not only a full refund but compensation of 250 euros each for the short notice (thanks European Union directive!). So to make up for it we booked a night at a fabulous B&B at a little village outside Calais called Wierre Effroy and took the ferry over. Upon discovering there wasn't much around the village or Calais itself we checked out the map of France and Belgium and realised Brugge was only a couple of hours drive away...needless to say we headed off to the land of chocolate!

The spoils of our trip, cheese and chocolate galore!! Must say though, when we made our way down to the car after the ferry ride back to Dover it was a little smelly!

Brugges.

Lovely but rainy Brugges.

First stop in Brugges, hot chocolate. Pure chocolate on a stick, whoever thought of this is a genius!

The night we stayed in Wierre Effroy we had dinner at a fantastic place which was a B&B, fromagerie and restaurant and run by the son of the couple who ran our B&B. We had the most fantastic three course meal with bread and wine for a fraction of the price you'd pay for the same quality in London. Highly recommended!!
This was my fabulous creme brulee, so full of vanilla, beautiful!
The fillet of beef we both had for our main course, amazing!

James went for the foie gras for a starter. Whilst I have an issue with how it's produced, I must admit I had a taste and it was incredible. From someone who doesn't like pate or anything liver related that's saying something.....still feeling guilty though!

Beautiful garden at our B&B.

Our beautiful B&B which was run by a lovely french couple who barely spoke English. They welcomed us, carried our bags upstairs and cooked us some beautiful eggs for breakfast along with pastries, coffee, fruit, cheese and amazing bread. Highly recommend this place if you're after a relaxing weekend away from the hustle and bustle of...well...anywhere!


Yet more food! Lovely chicken crepe with blue cheese sauce in Boulogne.

Heading away from the White Cliffs of Dover on our way to Calais.

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