Hey all, My wife told me she wanted to go to Belgium for our honeymoon (who is luckier then me), of course we plan to hit cantillon, orval and a few others but i was curious as this is my first time there if you all had recommendations for eateries, bars, breweries maybe i hadnt heard of, or general sight seeing things that should not be missed. I should say that we are also going to france for a few days. I look forward to hearing your ideas. Thanks so much!
Brussels, chocolate, wine and then a short hot to France. You are close to Lyon with more wine, great food. Have fun and congrats on the nuptials.
When will you be here? Mons is one of the European Culture Capitals this year. The city is featuring an exhibit of Van Gogh's early work through May among other events. For off the path food and beer, Auberge Des Aulnes (Blaugies) and Au Baron are fantastic restaurant/breweries 30 minutes southwest of Mons. Auberge Des Aulnes has Au Baron beat in both food and beer, but it's hard to beat the ambience on the patio at Au Baron on a warm day.
Bruges is a beautiful city to visit. Every corner and stone is worth looking at. You can visit brewery de Halve maan (makes Brugse zot and Straffe Hendrik) and take the tour which ends on top of the brewery where you have a great view of the city. And my advice is to also visit the Netherlands. Amsterdam, but maybe also Rotterdam or Haarlem or Delft or Utrecht. Beautiful cities with lots of history and great beer culture.
@bsoakley congratulations on an amazing honeymoon! If I marry my gf, I wont be so lucky... she wants to go to Bora Bora Im sure the beer scene wont work for me, but hey... we all have to make sacrifices right? lol Seriously though, I am going to Belgium around the same time! I woudn't want to impose on your honeymoon, but maybe a BA meetup at a pub evening could be in order.......
If any of you guys that are coming over to my fantastic country with a lot of divorces are in for a trade let me know or need transport (look at my personal page)
Hi Steven. I will be in Belgium with my wife and 2 friends, April 19 - 22. Couldn't locate your personal page or info. Very interested in your driving services.
Brian - pick up the 'The Good Beer Guide to Belgium' by Tim Webb. Lays out all the great places by city, region, etc., as well as when they are open. Also, check in advance with places like Kulminator and De Heeren van Liedekercke. I went a couple years back the week following Easter and they were both closed for an extended holiday. Enjoy!
Here is a good honeymoon restaurant to visit in Brugge http://www.parkrestaurant.be/ Good prices and great service. This following place is a little hidden gem in Brugge , Vino Vino, I love eating and drinking here http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attracti...-Vino_Vino-Bruges_West_Flanders_Province.html Don't forget De garre and the Brugge bear while in town. If you are going to Paris I would check out Chez Denise and Academie de La Biere http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaura...-Reviews-Chez_Denise-Paris_Ile_de_France.html http://www.academie-biere.com/ Cheers
I'm sorry to hear that. It is a large city and has the drawbacks of a large city. My wife and I enjoyed it quite a bit. some great museums, lots of restaurants, some beautiful historic areas, great for walkers. But that is what makes the world go round. We are all different and enjoy different things. I hope the rest of your trip was good and, again, congratulations.
hah. this is 5 years ago and we're still together we are food geeks and we chose Lyon because of the food. had one good meal and a # of disappointing meals. perhaps it's the style of cooking that we didn't dig. very old school, fat-heavy French. dug Basque country and Paris and Provence, so all is good.
France...... For a country so proud and snobby about its gourmet cuisine too often you get a meal of very low quality. If you don't pay attention where you go eat you risk ending up dissapointed. Look up reviews before you go to a French city and choose well.
In my experience, a lot of French restaurants simply live by the mantra "French food is the best in the world, therefore everyone will assume ours is too". There are fantastic restaurants, but just like every other country in the world, you need to dig to find them.
true. did that quite thoroughly for Paris. Lyon was my wife's job. we hit one of Paul Bocuse's restaurants and were disappointed. went to another place based on a recommendation and it was one of those "heavy cream on everything!" places that just didn't do it for us. oh well.
