Every two years, the cobbles of the Grand-Place in Brussels are covered with an amazing flower carpet. Taking up 1800m2 of the city’s main square is transformed with begonia’s, dahlia’s, grass and bark. With nearly 1 million flowers to be laid, they manage to complete it in less than 8 hours. Every year, there is a different theme. The 2018 flower carpet’s theme is Mexico. … Continue reading Le Tapis de Fleurs 🌷🌹🌼🌻
Monaco, a tiny independent state, surrounded by France and Mediterranean coastline. Famous for its yacht-lined harbour, Grand-Prix race track, and the Monte-Carlo casino. Before heading to the Côte d’Azur, I thought Monaco was really small. On the pop-out map that we got, it was looked tiny and easy to get from one side to another. I was wrong. Yes, the area of land is small, but … Continue reading Monaco 🇲🇨🍸☀️🚤
The sun seems to have missed Belgium this year. Lots of cloudy days, with no chance of sitting outside and enjoy some sunshine. Time to catch some rays! This year, James and I headed south to the Côte d’Azur on the French south coast for some sun, sea, and sand, as well as some sightseeing! Our plan included to fly into Nice and then travel … Continue reading Nice to be in the Côte d’Azur! 🇫🇷🏖🥐 ☀️
A weekend in the Champagne Region of France, of course I’ll be drinking champagne and perhaps bringing some home. Everyone knows that champagne is the mother of all sparkling wine. The wine produced within the 34,000 hectares of the Champagne region in France can only be called Champagne. There are very strict and lengthy requirements regarding the making and producing of champagne, which includes the … Continue reading When in Champagne, drink Champagne! 🍾
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