I've had a pretty good weekend here in Belgique! Yesterday I went to this street carnival/outdoor sale in downtown Braine-l'Alleud called the "Braderie". I went with my best exchange buds Michelle and Jordann, and as usual we had lots of fun and ate too much delicious food :).
Today was a pretty relaxed Sunday, I took a walk with Michelle, read, organized things for school, watched some Gilmore Girls online, but most exciting I made an American breakfast for my host family! I got up at 7:30 and found a good pancake recipe and made pancakes (with the syrup I brought from Massachusetts), and scrambled eggs with cheese. Although the pancakes weren't nearly as good as at home because the ingredients/amounts are a little different here, they weren't too bad. I need to learn how to cook and bake here, it is one of my goals for this year :). The eggs were pretty good too. My family had never had maple syrup before, and they were quite tentative and curious about it, but they all ended up really liking it! Before we ate I also set the table, and when they came into the kitchen to eat they were exclaiming how "the table is set like it's dinner time! The plates are so big for breakfast!". The were quite amused by the average size of an American breakfast. We ended up getting into a fun conversation about the food and meal differences between Belgium and Europe - they were pretty disgusted by the idea of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and egg and cheese english muffins! Ahh the cultural differences are so fun to learn about :)
Here are some pics from the Braderie:
Today was a pretty relaxed Sunday, I took a walk with Michelle, read, organized things for school, watched some Gilmore Girls online, but most exciting I made an American breakfast for my host family! I got up at 7:30 and found a good pancake recipe and made pancakes (with the syrup I brought from Massachusetts), and scrambled eggs with cheese. Although the pancakes weren't nearly as good as at home because the ingredients/amounts are a little different here, they weren't too bad. I need to learn how to cook and bake here, it is one of my goals for this year :). The eggs were pretty good too. My family had never had maple syrup before, and they were quite tentative and curious about it, but they all ended up really liking it! Before we ate I also set the table, and when they came into the kitchen to eat they were exclaiming how "the table is set like it's dinner time! The plates are so big for breakfast!". The were quite amused by the average size of an American breakfast. We ended up getting into a fun conversation about the food and meal differences between Belgium and Europe - they were pretty disgusted by the idea of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and egg and cheese english muffins! Ahh the cultural differences are so fun to learn about :)
Here are some pics from the Braderie:
I'm still not sure
Venetian Mardi Gras costumes! (These people were everywhere!)
Jordann and Michelle (or "Joordannnne et Meeechelle)