Brussels

Hello all!!

Sorry for my recent inactivity- I've just returned for a week-long mini break in Brussels (for those of you who don't know, that's in Belgium) with the boyf. 

Brussels is an odd place. It has all the beauty, charm and quirkiness of a european city like Paris or Rome, yet it feels delightfully undiscovered, and unlike the other two it is refreshingly low-key. It first came to my attention as a place I should visit because a friend of mine who lived there for a few months spent many a conversation waxing lyrical on it's many qualities (even writing an excellent script about his time there.) Then, when I met my boyfriend (who grew up there) I had the perfect opportunity to visit it with a local, and I've grown to see it as one of the best places to go for a relaxing break- great food, amazing nightlife and, (if you're prone to browsing the shops like I am) with more than a few fantastic boutiques that stock up-and-coming designers like Surface to Air as well as more established brands like Acne and Alexander Wang.  It is also a renowned centre for design (with many glorious hole-in-the-wall antique shops) and with architecture that ranges from 60's era apartment blocks to glorious Victor Horta inspired art nouveau houses. 

At any rate, it is a city I would certainly recommend it to any willing travellers - it is, after all, only a couple of hours on the train from London!!

Some photos I took while there:

Some photos from the flea market on Rue Haute we went to on our first day- literally selling everything from clothes, shoes, and suitcases to african tribal masks, large pieces of furniture and bicycles.

A fine example of the somewhat eccentric decor employed by the antique shops... I like the fact that it just looks like someone threw the contents of a houseboat at the front of the shop.

Macaroons at Collignon. Gives Laduree a serious run for their money...

The glorious view from the island that sits in the middle of the lake in Bois de la Cambre. (One of the biggest parks in Brussels.)

Okay, so perhaps this wasn't my most fashion oriented post, but I figured it'd be nice to give you guys a glimpse of what I do when I'm not writing madly about fashion. I'm sorry the pics aren't great, and there aren't loads of them (my blogging instincts will take over in time and then I promise to over-load you with snaps from my everyday life) but hopefully they give you some idea of Brussels, and maybe make you want to check it out for yourselves... 

Till the next one my dears, 

Bisoux!