Today was a day to relax. We slept in, took a nap and walked all around Knokke-Heist. We found a farmer’s market and picked up a ton of fresh fruits, vegetables, cheese, bread and meats. We also found an oil & vinegar store and picked up some wonderful lemon infused olive oil. It’s amazing! You know what they say…”when in Rome…” So, while we’re here…we might as well live like a European…here was our lunch:
As promised from yesterday’s post…here is our “apartment” for the week. Not as nice as the place in Germany…but simple enough for us to sleep in. First, the living room:
Next, the tiny kitchen. It does not have an oven…but enough of everything else for us to make food at home.:
Next, here is our bedroom. There is a second bedroom here, but we aren’t using it.:
The bathroom in our room:
It’s a good sized bathroom….but no shower. That’s in another room:
What is interesting about Europe is that the toilet isn’t typically in with the shower. Crazy. Anyway, the sun was out and we didn’t want to waste it, so we went out exploring. We walked along the beach. It was very brisk, but beautiful:
And Keith found something:
Mmmm…Belgian Fries. 🙂 We found a lovely place to eat right along the beach. Keith wanted a beer and I wanted something warm:
He’s never heard of this beer in the states…but said it was very yummy.
The hot chocolate was heavenly. I think there was a touch of almond in it…which took it to the next level. they serve it with a little cookie!
Keith’s second beer was on tap and this time he had a Grimbergen Dubbel….with a side of the famous Belgian Fries. Notice the side of mayo you get with it. These fries were very good…not greaasy at all and hardly salted. They give you salt at the table so you can salt to your taste.
Famous here (because of the proximity to France) are either waffles or crepes…so I had to have crepes…with chocolate, of course. Oh my…they were heavenly!
On our way home, we came across this lovely piece of art outside of an art gallery. It’s all mosaic tile! NUTS!
Tomorrow, I think we’ll head to Bruges. Until then…