Christmas in Brussels

We spent Christmas in Brussels, with our friend Hala, her husband Gillian and her two boys Elias and Edward. Gillian had been busy in the previous weeks getting an apartment ready for us to stay in. Elias was very exited and wanted to sleep with Ben.

Hala and Sarah cooked a nice Christmas lunch of turkey and roast vegetables. Hala had also done a lot shopping before we got arrived to ensure that everyone had their favourite foods. She bought a lot of cucumber.
The days following Christmas were a bit a grey and wet. On Boxing Day we went to Oostende. The next day we went to Bruges where we visited the chocolate museum and had a nice walk around the town.

Brussels was quite multicultural and the boys enjoyed their first sushi since we left Australia in October. The last morning in Brussels was spent looking at the Christmas markets for Ben and Ella to buy a souvenir and also going ice skating. On Friday afternoon we caught the Eurostar back to London. The adventure continues.