Check out Part 1 of our Brussels visit here. On the Saturday morning it was still chilly and calling for rain but we set out mid morning.
We found some breakfast at Lloyd Coffee.
Stopped in at the Grand Place to see some beautiful old buildings and the kids found a geocache.
We really had no plans for the day other than wandering around so we decided to seek out the comic murals on the Comic Strip Walk handout our hotel had given us.
This guy is everywhere!
We found this little playground, the slide looked fun but it was wet. The kids enjoyed these little in-ground trampolines. There was also a little soccer game happening (three on three, local guys) so we watched that for a bit too.
More comic murals
We stopped in at a little pub for fries and drinks and played some cards. It was a great way to spend part of the afternoon.
Walked through Galeries Royales St. Hubert, a shopping mall.
Dave and E decided to go back to the hotel while Q and I went to the Comics Art Museum.
We thought this was Flash Invader, but it wasn't. (Flash Invaders are little tiled creatures on the side of buildings, mostly in Paris, but a few in Brussels, that you can collect through an app).
Photo op at the comic museum.
Our hotel from across the street.
After a rest at the hotel and some packing, we went back to the Wolf Food Market for dinner, and this time it was way more happening.
(but Q still chose pizza)
Heading home.
The next day it was time to head to France by train. We had van cab waiting for us in the morning to take us to the train station for our 8:00 train.
Our first trip took us from Brussels to Lyon and then we switched trains to get to Moutiers.
Pretty French countryside.
Getting to our next train. Lots of luggage, not ideal on trains but we did great.
Starting to get into some altitude.
Spring flowers but also snow in the moutains in the background.
We arrived in Moutiers and got a cab up to our AirBnb in Meribel Centre. The road was a switchback and our driver was fast, Q was a little queasy in the backseat but did okay :)
We were very pleased with our AirBnb, it had plenty of space, with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a large living and dining space. It was well decorated and cozy warm.
These photos are a little dark, but you can kind of get the idea.
View from E's window.
View from the main balcony.
We got settled in and got a photo outside.
A better photo but doesn't show the mountains!
We set out to explore the neighbourhood.
Dave and I brought our skis, and everyone brought their poles and boots, but we rented skis for the boys. Here we are picking them up at the rental place up the street.
A walk down to the village to find something for dinner.
We chose Igloo, which was perfect for us, pizzas, burgers, salad, all good.
We walked back up to our place and figured out where the slopes were so we could access them the next morning.
We had a fireplace and made a fire every night. Cozied up on the couch. When we travel we usually end up watching a series of movies, and this time it was The Hunger Games. We made it through all four movies on this trip.
I'll be back on Thursday and Friday to recap the skiing part of our trip.
