In Bruges

First time to mainland Europe. A two hour drive through the UK, two hours on a ferry and an hours drive through France and Belgium to Bruges. A weekend full of Belgian waffles, chocolate and beers. Over the last weekend of February I travelled to Bruges for a few days. It was incredible. Obviously the line 'It's a fucking fairtale' was quoted one too many times over the course of the weekend, but it really is. 

Belgian Waffles

Belgian Beer Wall

View of Bruges from the top of the Belfry.

Bruges Carnaval and the Belfry

Mouthful of bread at De Hobbit

Whilst away in Bruges I definitely got more touristy than I normally would tolerate. We took a boat tour around the canals and visited the Salvador Dali exhibition. Climbed the well known belfry made famous by the movie 'In Bruges' and on our last day took a bike ride around the cobbled streets and Minnewater Park.

On our walks around the town we did stumble across some pretty wonderful places. The restaurant De Hobbit is just one place. It's menus and decor was modelled on Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. It has all you can eat ribs and giant 'pints' of beer! 

't Brugs Beertje is arguably the best bar in Bruges. It has over 300 different kinds of Belgian beers. The bar staff were super friendly and we met a few locals and others from the UK while we were there. It's also a fantastic place to get inherently drunk on beer which is twice as strong as beer from the UK.

London Eats | No.1

Distrito Federal, Mexico City, D/F Mexico
Moving on from Melbourne Eats, I now bring you London Eats! D/F Mexico was one of the first restaurants I visited. Before this I was eating mostly only cheap take away or wraps from Waitrose. A time I like to forget.

Melbourne in generally known as the food capital, I'm set out to see if London can rival this. If you've ever eaten at Mamasita in Melbourne, you'll know how amazing the food is. Well this is the Mamasita of London Town.

Pork Pibil Tacos

Passion fruit and Raspberry and Hibiscus Frozen Margaritas 

I've visited D/F Mexico twice now. I've had the bad boy burritos and the pulled pork tacos. Both absolutely mouth watering. The only negative to the mulitude of positive feedback I have about this place is the portion size. Both times the portions were massive and I couldn't eat it all... actually that's a positive as well right? Reasonably priced and you definitely get what you pay for. Some fantastic sides to choose from and free drink refills! What more can one ask for? Frozen Margaritas. Well they have them too. Check, check and check. Check out the menu HERE. 

Harry Potter Studio Tour

Since going overseas doesn't make you immune to being sick, here are some of the better photos from my visit to the Harry Potter Studio in Watford for you to muse over until i'm well enough to explore some more. 

Number 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surry.

A perfectly normal house, on a perfectly normal street.

Each person who worked on the Harry Potter series have each had a wand individually made for them and displayed in what I imagine the inside of Ollivander's to look like.

The dimly-lit potions classroom.

"There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class"

What the picture doesn't capture are the self-stirring cauldrons and the individually labelled bottles which complete the set.

There was so much to see on the tour. These photos only show some of my favourite parts.