Brussels is well known for having many good restaurants. Why don't you choose a restaurant with tasty baguette if you can't decide which one to go. Scheltema is a brasserie that serves traditional Belgian dishes. Of course you are able to enjoy steamed mussels in white wine sauce but I really liked some appetizers, for instance, marinated sardines or shrimp in garlic cream sauce. It is good to have them with a homemade baguette and wine. I would like to recommend another brasserie, La Brasserie De Bruxelles. I think their specialty is a beef stew. Rich source goes well with a hot bread. Please enjoy it with freshly french fries.
美味しいレストランが多いことで知られるブリュッセルで、郷土料理はもちろん、自家製パンに自信ありというお店を見つけました。ご飯の美味しい和食のお店という感じでしょうかね。Scheltema は地元でも人気のブラッスリー。代表的な郷土料理、ムール貝の白ワイン蒸しはもちろんですが、イワシのマリネや、エビのガーリッククリーム炒めなど、酒の肴にちょうどいい、シンプルな一皿がどれも美味しく、さっくりしたバゲットと一緒に楽しめます。もう一軒おすすめは、熱々のパンが出てくるブラッスリー、La Brasserie De Bruxelles。こちらは、ベルギーの郷土料理のひとつ、牛肉のビール煮込みが看板メニュー。煮込みの濃厚なソースとパンがまた合います。揚げたてのフレンチフライと一緒にぜひどうぞ。
Which place makes you excited? I like an attic with old things and found a place like that in Brussels. Stef Antiek is a famous antique and vintage shop like a large attic (950㎡). Actually I was a little nervous when I moved deeper inside because I didn't know if I was allowed to enter there or not. But it made me excited more. Old things placed in a jumble looked like arts.
わくわくするお店ってあります。ブリュッセルで見つけた Stef Antiek は、大きな屋根裏部屋のようなアンティークと古道具のお店 (950㎡）。奥へ奥へと進むうちに、果たしてここは入っていいスペースなのか? と心細さを覚えるくらい。でもそれがまたわくわくを掻き立てるのです。雑然と置かれた古い品々は、アート作品のようにも見えます。
One of my favorite things while traveling is to wander a local market. Last weekend I went on a trip to Brussels and found an antique market on my walk. It was a small market and I liked its relaxing atmosphere. A small flower stall in the market caught my eye. I was attracted by lovely colors of flowers. I would have bought a bouquet if I lived near there.
旅先でその土地のマーケットを覗くのは楽しみのひとつ。8月終わりの週末、ブリュッセルに旅し、散歩の途中、小さなアンティークマーケットに出くわしました。アンティークより先に目に留ったのは、可愛らしい色合いのブーケを並べた花売りのお店。近くに住んでいたら迷わず買っていたのに･･･なんて思ったりして。
It is a good thing to walk along a cobbled street with a nice bouquet. I sometimes enjoy imaging things like that on my trip.
石畳の街中を、気に入ったブーケを持って歩くなんて素敵じゃないですか? 住人になったつもりで、そんなふうに想像してみるのも楽しい一時です。お店の主人も、さり気なくおしゃれな雰囲気の方でした。
I went to Rye in April. According to a Japanese travel magazine Rye is a lovely small town
with a medieval atmosphere and we can see picture book scenery everywhere in there.
Many people were attracted by this town. Henry James, an American writer who spent most of his writing career in Britain, was also one of those.
The place I was most impressed with was an old cafe, The Apothecary. I happened to stop there to get out of the rain. I heard that the cafe was renovated from an old pharmacy. Warm old furniture created a good atmosphere. At the cafe I saw local elderly people. Some were reading a book or a newspaper and some were enjoying a chat. They looked like they knew each other because they exchanged greetings. I thought it would be good if I had such a place when I get old.
I went to Paris Giverny last summer to visit Monet’s garden. People who have been to Giverny said that I would be able to see all of the village in half a day. But I stayed overnight because I wanted to have a relaxing time. In more detail, I wanted to enjoy the tranquility of night and the fresh morning air.
We stayed at a wonderful B&B, La Dime de Giverny. The owner was very friendly and told us that he was a graphic designer and renovated hard a 18th-century house by himself. He introduced us to his lovely cat, too.
We had a dinner at a nice restaurant, Restaurant Baudy, near the B&B. We enjoyed local homemade dishes at outside on the terrace. All of the food was simple and really good. I had an Omlette Avec Canard Confit as a main dish. I heard that this dish was mom’s cooking for people of Giverny.
