25 February 2013

Bruges, Belgium

Salut mes amies! Last weekend we took a quick trip to Bruges, Belgium and spent a couple of days exploring the towns' beautiful streets and canals. We stayed in a gorgeous bed & breakfast in the centre of town www.b-bverhulst.com, owned by the lovely multi-lingual couple Frieda & Benno - they made us feel right at home and cooked up the most amazing breakfast feast each morning. Despite the freezing temperatures, it was a good time to visit Bruges, as we were almost the only tourists in town and we were able to enjoy our beer, chocolate & waffles with all the friendly locals. Apart from yummy winter food, Bruges is also famous for traditional lace craft - there is a wonderful lace museum in town, where you can see all of the women at work. We didn't make it to the museum, but I enjoyed nothing more than poking in and out of all the wee lace shops, as well as some superb vintage lace & fabric stores, where I almost bought everything on offer! Unfortunately my camera didn't make much of an appearance on this trip (it was too cold to take my hands out of my pockets!) but here are a few pics I managed to snap before frost bite set in. Bisous x

lovely grand canals with winter trees
ring v a kruispoort
welkom cafe
quiet winter streets
no. 23
lonely bikes
a walk along the canals
gorgeous cobbled streets
cute window display
grand canal on a cold morning
and then the snow arrived
better rug up!
and head home for a beer

18 February 2013

Il y a beaucoup de neige! - Morzine, French Alps

Back from the summer heat and straight into the winter slopes! Our week in Morzine, in the French Alps, was seriously beautiful - we were spoilt with bluebird days and fresh powder snow and we happily divided our time between mountain runs & hot chocolate breaks. Scott's sister, Nicola and her boyfriend, Zac are currently living in Morzine for the season so it was great to catch up with them and it meant that Scott had some good boarders to go riding with for the week. We stayed at the most divine bed and breakfast called 'The Farmhouse' or 'Mas de la Coutettaz' to the locals - I have never been to a place that felt so homely and served up such delicious meals, what a find! We are back in Paris now, but only for a few days, as we are off to visit Bruges this weekend and cannot wait. Love to all, bisous x

Beautiful Morzine & Val de Soleil
l'ecole de ski francais
fresh snow overnight
Ready for the slopes & glaciers in the trees!
Blue skies overhead
Our gorgeous B&B - the oldest building in Morzine!
Secret passage to our room - 'the barn'
Through the snowy trees to town
Little ones learning the ropes
Frosty conditions
Hot drink break!
Delicious chocolat chaud
Lunch spot in the cold sun
Skis & skiers 
Hotel Le Tremplin - a great lunch spot
French lights
The beautiful chalets against Avoriaz
Hotel Le Tremplin
Beauty in the mountains