It's always likely to be a bit of a culture shock, returning from so long travelling, so even though it was just for a weeekend, the first trip away was somehow always going to be a little bit special. So to get over the shock of a pretty mediocre at best workplace (being polite here), a weekend in Brussels was to be the tonic, a tiny taste of the months of freedom known so recently. And that is what Brussels is in my mind very suited for, a getaway on the Eurostar for a night, be warned though, don't do what I did, sightseeing and chilling on the Saturday, expecting to shop on Sunday, most of the shops to my horror were shut, so that was my pre-Christmas shopping plan well and truly foiled. Still, managed
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