I’ve always wanted to go to Bruxelles for a weekend.
I would also like to go back to New-York for a week and Koh-Samui for 4 weeks….In fact, if you ask me, the list of places I would like to see is quite long. I’ve been suggesting a long weekend in Bruxelles to Steve but he’s not really feeling the love yet and that is because we come from two different views.
Steve thinks flight/queue/hassle/tootired/traveltoomuch/Europeanparliament/weather
I’m thinking inspiration/decoration/design/vintage/coolplacestosee and yes I could go there by myself like the big girl that I am but the truth is, I’m done travelling on my own. I don’t enjoy it as much as I used to, mostly because I miss my little family as soon as I’m away
So here is list of places I would like to see when we go there (because we will! :-)
ICI (photo 1) a lovely delicatessen launched by Saskia et Marine
{35 Rue Darwin, 35 1050 Bruxelles Tél. : 02/343 88 57 You can follow them here}
The ALEXIS VANHOVE Gallery and SHOWROOM (photo 2): Dedicated to mid-century furniture, the first is a gallery with regular exhibitions, the latter is a space (and quite an amazing one!) where Alexis and his business partner Celine Blanc display their well-curated collection so you can see what the Pierre Paulin coffee table would look like at home.
{Gallery 61 rue Emile Bouilliot 1050 Brussels Tel +32 476 547 349 [email protected] | Showroom 311 Avenue Van Volxem 1190 Forest [email protected]}
VINTAGE ITEMS (photo 3) – A lovely shop two doors down from ICI to dig out some vintage treasures from the 60s to 80s.
{33 Rue Darwin, 35 1050 Bruxelles Tel 0479-43.05.65}
GUAPITO (photo 4) A cool concept store for kiddos set up by Justine (50kms away from Bruxelles but that wouldn’t stop me ;-)
{Chaussée de Philippeville,44 6280 Loverval http://www.guapito.be}
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Je te conseille vraiment Bruxelles, moi j’adore cette ville! Si tu vas là-bas, ca vaut vraiment aussi le coup d’aller passer un peu de temps à Anvers (seulement à 40 km de Bruxelles). C’est une ville à l’architecture flamande magnifique, avec de très belles boutiques de design et de super antiquaires.
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Elodie (from madame love)
Merci beaucoup Elodie…Anvers est aussi sur ma list!
Passe par Nivelles aussi si tu veux ;-)
I went to Brussels about a year ago and it was so nice. The food was delicious! Here’s what I did on my Brussels trip, in case you want to use it for leverage: http://lifeinsketch.com/2011/09/a-new-yorker-goes-to-brussels/ Good luck!
I too agree that it just gets too hard to leave the family (I have three children). I went to London to attend Abigail Ahern’s retail class, and while it was fabulous (and her home was totally inspiring), I found it SO hard to enjoy myself without the rest of my gang, and the idea of “oh, they would love this” kept going through my head. So, yes, I know where you’re coming from! :-)
It’s hard isn’t it Tracy ?! I’m ok when I go to Paris because I stay with my sister but otherwise I really don’t enjoy it anymore
Beautiful! Love your blog!
Hey i can advise you to go to Brussels! I loooove this city especially in december because you have the winter wonders on the Grand Place! I visited this site before I went there and it gaves you a lot of information. Here is the link http://www.brusselscity.net/winter-wonders/ I hope you’ll enjoy :)
xoxo from Roma
The food are really great in their. I agree. I also travel to Spain they also have nice food presentation too.
Quel honneur de nous trouver sur ta “wish list”, bienvenue chez ICI si tu y passes en 2013 !
Marine
BRUXELLES, ANVERS, BRUGES… ce fut notre destination de fin d’année 2012 et je vous les recommande vivement surtout si vous aimez la mode, la déco, les antiquités et l’architecture flamande…
pour quelques infos voir mon blog sur le lien suivant:
http://tartan.canalblog.com
great blog, it’s nice to read it. I greet and wish you a nice day
This board is so cool! I wanted to have one in my house! :D
Cet article me rappelle de bons souvenirs … Si tu as l.occasion, va à Anvers. J.y ai tout aimé et pourtant il a plu la quasi totalité de notre séjour ! Les belges sont tellement cool ????