Lazy weekend

What can you do when the weather doesn't play nice? Stay indoors and relax. Yesterday afternoon we braved the rain to get to some nearby shops and browsed around. I left with a great deal, because I could buy brand new pants for only 8€! And in the other shop my sister tried on a coat that had only seconds before been displayed - it fitted her nicely and so she has bought it as well. I also saw a nice skirt which was not too expensive; one you can wear winter and summer because of the color mix. Boots or sandals, everything goes.

Later in the evening we went out dining. Not in the bistro next door, but a couple of doors further down the promenade. Here in Heist (Knokke-Heist) you have restaurants everywhere! This one is called De Waterlijn and the cuisine is comparable with that of La Guera where we also like to dine. We had a very nice dinner (mainly fish) and thoroughly enjoyed it.

This morning we woke up again with rain, so we decided to run our errands later this afternoon when it's hopefully dry. Now after I finish this blog entry I'm going to read my online newspaper, the weekend edition is always full of nice articles. I especially like the entry of chef Luc Bellings who always tries out national dishes. This time he's trying out stoofvlees-friet (beef stew in beer with fries). He goes to several places along the coast and gives points from 0 to 10. A ten is not often given, though. That means perfection. Only one or two restaurants got that honor.

For us the long summer vacation nearly comes to an end. At the end of the coming week, Christine returns to work and so we're heading home on Thursday coming.