Brussels, in Belgium, hosts the European Union HQ. The 'eurocrats' vacate the city on weekends, leaving excess hotel capacity and therefore some tempting 'city-break' Eurostar packages.

Our weekend in Brussels included their local specialty meal of 'mussels and chips', It would have been wrong not to enjoy the Belgian beers, chocolate and waffles too (didn't want to offend the locals). The excellent neo-classical architecture, the comic museum, and a little shopping filled in the rest of the time.

After work on the 27th August I took a stroll around High Street Kensington and surrounds.
This is close to where we used to live and 'High St Ken' is still one of our favourite shopping places.
It's got all the stores Oxford St has, but a fraction of the crowds. I'm also a fan of the architecture.