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Homeward Bound

Posted by MrFogg
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What a fantastic 3 days it has been, wonderful hotel, fantastic location (Brussels Grande Place), superb food (oysters, mussels, ribs, lobster, waffles, yum) and a chance to reminisce.

Its some 12 or 13 years since we were here last and has been so nice to visit all the places we know and love and all the sights we enjoyed while we worked here.

Happy Anniversary Mrs Fogg and thank you for the surprise.

Now to navigate BMI and see if they can get their plane off the ground going back (we tried to checkin online last night but failed, so after a 15 min call to BMI were then advised “oh you can’t do online checkin from Brussels”, well thanks for the notification on your rubbish website).

Brussels, see ya at Christmas on my turkey plate.

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Gimmee Choccy

Posted by MrFogg
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Here is the Chocco Monster of Belgium (avec dead squirrel). Let today’s food roll call commence:

– Waffles with Chocco sauce for brekky
– Pain O Chocolat for Lunch
– A full rack of ribs for tea
– Waffle with Chocolat and cream for tea (see Mrs Fogg wearing most of it)

Healthy veg next week

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I Did This

Posted by MrFogg
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Some 13 years ago this was the culmination of one of my many projects in Brussels. I had been out here about 8 times setting up an office over the other side of Brussels and this was the final location for the office, PCs, networks, telephones, the works (106 Avenue Louise).

Fun times in deed. Lots of alcohol but also a hell of a lot of work.

That’s it done Brussels now, just gotta do the big balls and we can head home tomorrow.

Fantastic weekend.

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When in Rome (or Brussels)

Posted by MrFogg
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A late rise, ah bliss 10.30am, nice shower then off to find brekky, literally stumbling distance from the hotel was a waffle shop.

So Mrs Fogg and I felt obliged to eat chocolate waffles, oh yum. Now satisfied bellies can womble another 25 miles around the city.

Glugg Wine anyone?

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Brussels Chrimbo Market

Posted by MrFogg
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This is just part of the sprawling Christmas market in Brussels, taken from atop the 180ft Christmas Eye. we seem to have sampled quite a bit of Glugg Wine or Vin Chaud as those Frenchies call it, seen a gaggle of Father Christmas’, eaten mussels and Lobster (oh yum), been up the wheel twice and had a fab time, still with 2 days to go.

We went to Prague on Boxing Day in 2002/2003 but that was blooming cold and the Christmas markets were not as large as this. There is something quite charming about Brussels that makes you want to come back and enjoy it some more.

Now we are off to see a live snow globe in the Grande Place.

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Rude Train Stations

Posted by MrFogg
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Oooooh these rude people. We took a trip up to Arts Loi as its known in French, with the Flemish translation show above.

Don’t tell the Mrs I took this photo though.

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People in Glass Houses – For the Hotel Inspector

Posted by MrFogg
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Here we are in the wonderful Hotel Amigo, part of the Forte chain and obviously part of the dynasty that the supposed “Hotel Inspector” comes from.

Well Mrs Hotel Inspector as much as I love your hotel darling, one simply cannot abide by the dust on the bulbs and lampshades.

Physician heal thyself

The Hotel Inspector has dirty lampshades and bulbs here.

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Welcome to The Ceilidh

Posted by MrFogg
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What a fantastic nights sleep, awoken by the torrential rain, but not the cat for once.

Today memory lane and up toward the EU HQ (Maelbeek) where we spent many a fun drunken evening. The Ceilidh (pronounced Kaylee) still exists but has now been taken over (only 10 months ago). Time to sit chill and reminisce, we are shocked that the original bar is still in place after Mrs Fogg had been dancing on it 12 years ago (must have been concrete reinforced).

So on for a wander up to Rue Charlemagne to see a little more before heading back to glugwein.

So many memories here.

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It’s A Grande Place

Posted by MrFogg
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This is Brussels Grande Place, where each night there is a light show from 8pm to 10pm. obviously during the Christmas Season this also involves a very festive display, which includes a 30ft Christmas Tree and laser light show every 15 minutes.

We were last here about 12 years ago and vividly remember sitting in the square watching the world go by while drinking Kreik (cherry beer).

it is a fantastic place to visit with the typical German markets that are slowly sprawling across the UK at this time of year.

Tomorrow we are off up to the place we spent many a night around Malbeek and a little Irish bar run by a Tunisian guy called Maurice, where we would have lock ins until 3am, I would snort Tequilla with strangers for a bet and Mrs Fogg would be dancing on the bar. Yup time to see if the Ceilidh still exists, just up from a very famous tube station which has a French name “Arts Lou” and a Flemish name “Kunst Wet”. I know which I prefer……

We Glugged Wine from here.

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