The beach was lined with colourful and crazy kites all weekend.
My gorgeous nautical themed Avenue Beach Hotel with the comfiest, squidgest bed ever.
The king once lived in Ostend and there are reminders all over the city.
I love these sculptures by Arne Quinze. They’re meant to look strange and out of place to make us question our surroundings and help give cities an identity.
This lovely lady is officially called ‘Sea’ but she’s been renamed by locals at ‘Fat Matilda’. She was originally on the casino but was taken down and never quite made it back up there.
Om nom. The perfect snack after a busy day cycling.
These tasty beers ranged from 7%-13%. 1 word – lethal.
Beer + burgers at Cafe Botteltje = 1 happy blogger
Definitely a contender for the best bar in Ostend.
And a little souvenir to take home with me….
Wonder if Fat Matilda prefers the fountain to the casino? Can’t say I’d blame her if she does… 🙂
I think I’d rather be on the casino to be honest. The fountain was next to the main road and the casino is quite a grand building in the centre of town. Poor Matilda hasn’t got the best position either way!
OMG! this post made me so hungry. the waffle with nutella looks delicious and what a beautiful sunset!!
The waffle was amazing. So sickly but so good!
I need to explore Belgium and Ostend sounds like a good place to start! I only know the Brussels train station from the time when I commuted from Paris to Den Haag! Next pix.
Did all the chocolates make it home? Don’t think I could have resisted trying one or two… or three! And boy, does that waffle look good.
They did indeed, I was very proud of myself for managing to get them all home in one piece! And that waffle was amazing. Best warm-up food on a chilly day. Mmmm.
Hey! I was wondering if you could tell me where did you do the beer tasting? Can you do it in any bar o restaurant? Thanks!
Hi Claudia. We did it at Café Botteltje. I’m guessing lots of bars and restaurants offer beer tasting but I can really recommend this one. It was a lot of fun and also well organised and they told us about the beers and had a special room that was perfect for tastings. You can see their craft beer menu here – http://www.hotelmarion.be/cafe-botteltje/beermenu/?lang=en