Le Cafe des Spores

You probably remember the story of my dramatic conversion to mushrooms and consequent life-altering addiction to them. Well, on Saturday my love reached a new heavenly level at this restaurant in the St Gilles area of Brussels. Recommended to me by someone who I have now discovered has not actually been yet (pick up the…

happy three kings day!

I woke up yesterday to a good few inches of snow. It is beautifully distracting. And very very cold. After a week of wearing an inappropriately small amount of clothes for the season I am taking my mothers advice and wearing a ridiculous amount of layers. I may look like the michelin man every time…

I live here

Ice on the lake at Parc Leopold. And the typical Brussels skyline – cranes towering over huge construction sites. p.s. I live here!

sorry blog

Jen lodged an official complaint today. She accused other happenings in my life of depriving my blog of the appropriate time and energy it deserves. So just for her, here is the round-up of everything in the last few weeks I intended to blog about and never quite got around to… So Swan Lake was…

Belgium explained

Today I read the best explanation of Belgium history and politics EVER. No really, the author explains the whole complex issue using TOYS and VEGETABLES. Intrigued? I thought so. Here’s the link…