The next day was a chance to show Andy and Nicky around the sites of central London. We were the tour guides instead of the tourists for a change. Took in all the major sites, Trafalgar and Leicester Squares, Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Street, you get the idea...Tom and Gini showed us a place that does great Fish and Chips, London's oldest chippy the Rock and Sole Plaice. Much walking was done this day and we finished it up with a nice ale at an old pub on the Strand.
The next night we were out with Andy, Nicky, Tom and Gini for tasty Mexican at Wahaca. Even Jess didn't mind sharing. Then it was off to the theatre. This time not a musical. Instead we were off to see the Woman in Black. Nobody really knew anything about it so it was open minds all round. It was in a tiny little theatre instead of the big ones you usually see around London. Don't want to give too much away but if you enjoy a good scare this is definitely a must see. Really well done and had the whole theatre on the edge of their seats waiting for the next scare. We knew when Andy was scared cause he couldn't keep in the high pitched scream...
Next night was Andy and Nicky's last in London so we all went out to a little gem Tom and Gini had discovered in Paris which also has a branch in London Le Relais de Venise. After lining up (!) we got our table and were served by the waitresses in their French waitress outfits. The formula was simple, walnut salad, followed by fillet steak with chips. No menu. That is it. Very tasty and would definitely consider going back.
Thursday was a big night for us. After work we jumped on the Piccadilly line to Heathrow and we were off on Jess' first trip to the continent, Amsterdam to be specific! We flew into Amsterdam airport jumped on the train and before we knew it we were at Amsterdam Centraal Train Station and heading straight into the Red Light District where our hotel was. Andy and Nicky were there to meet us and share a beer. Luckily we were only the edge of the red light district so there were only a few dodgy characters around. We were in late so we climbed the SUPER steep staircase to our room, put in the complimentary earplugs (which were definitely needed) and we were off to sleep.
Next morning we met Andy and Nicky and head off to breakfast before a day of sightseeing. We got up to all sorts. First on the agenda was a must Thursday was a big night for us. After work we jumped on the Piccadilly line to Heathrow and we were off on Jess' first trip to the continent, Amsterdam to be specific! We flew into Amsterdam airport jumped on the train and before we knew it we were at Amsterdam Centraal Train Station and heading straight into the Red Light District where our hotel was. Andy and Nicky were there to meet us and share a beer. Luckily we were only the edge of the red light district so there were only a few dodgy characters around. We were in late so we climbed the SUPER steep staircase to our room, put in the complimentary earplugs (which were definitely needed) and we were off to sleep.
Brussells on the train. The Europeans sure know how to do their trains well. Fast, comfortable, a great way to travel. We came into Brussells for a bit of a whirlwind trip. Brussells has a reputation for being boring but we wanted to go in with open minds. Luckily in the few hours we had there
Bruges is Belgium's most popular tourist destination and once get there you can see why. It is a beautiful little well preserved medieval town. Very touristy without being tacky. We decided to take it easy that night before some more touristing the following day. So after a dinner of Frittes (chips, another belgian dish) we went and had a Garre beer at De Garre, which was a cool old pub hidden down an alleyway. Very tasty and probably the best beer we had on the trip. Then there was enough time for a walk around the town and then it was back to the hostel to sleep.
We awoke to torrential rain, but luckily by the time we managed to actually get up the rain had cleared it was getting sunny again. After checking out the crazy old antiques at the market we went back to main square and climbed the bell tower. It got pretty tight at times going up while others were coming down. After regaining our hearing when the bells went off when we were right next to them we checked out the great view all over Bruges. Unfortunately this is where we learnt not to trust the camera battery
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