A BELGIAN ADVENTURE

Last month saw my birthday in our Easter break, and to celebrate I spent a few days in Belgium with my boyfriend for a city break in Brussels. Since it was the first time either of us had visited before, we were excited to explore the beautiful city.

We stayed in central Brussels in an apartment we found on Airbnb, and it was such a great place! If you haven't used Airbnb before, I'd highly recommend it as we found it both cheaper and such a better experience than a hotel - our host lived close by and was such a great help when it came to local knowledge and helping us navigate the tram-system!

We had a lovely trip so I wanted to share some photos from our city break - enjoy!

  The Grand Place is both a favourite of locals and tourists alike - the architecture is beautiful!

Art is a big part of the culture in Brussels, with walls covered in paintings, and especially being the hometown of the cartoon artist that created Tintin!

We were happy to see a little bit of Wales against the backdrop of such an amazing place!

The Atomium is a definite tourist attraction in the city, and you can see why! Photos can never quite prepare you for how huge it is! The view from the top is pretty good too, especially on such a gorgeous day.

Belgium is also well known for its chocolates and waffles, and we definitely weren't shy when it came to dessert-trying! When in Rome, right?!

A favourite of mine was this biscuit-shop: Maison Dandoy. I couldn't resist their branding, as it was very Eleven Oh Seven!

The Belgians sure know how to do food, especially their fries! They're cooked twice which makes them extra irresistible, so good that I forgot to take a photo!

We also took the train to Bruges, featuring gorgeous medieval architecture, and of course, lots of beer...

Who knew Coconut beer existed?!

I hope you enjoyed this little snapshot of my Belgian adventures, and hope it inspires you to go and visit this gorgeous country.
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Have a great weekend,
S & K  xo

FROM US TO YOU: "You're gonna love May"

We couldn't resist putting one of these in... So many May puns!

Welcome to a new month at Eleven Oh Seven. This month is going to be bitter-sweet for us, as May sees the last month of us living together (we are trying not to think about it too much!) which leads us to this month's theme of Student Life in Cardiff.  This series will be called 'Student Monday', in which we will cover everything from a sneaky student-loan haul, 10 things we'll miss about living in a student house and student-budget friendly places to eat in Cardiff.

This month also sees K's Brussels post, where she gives you a glimpse into Belgian life on her four day city break last month, showing you Belgian cuisine and around the beautiful medieval town of Bruges.

We hope you all have an brilliant and fun-filled Bank Holiday weekend and are looking forward to another month here at Eleven Oh Seven!

S & K  xo

48 Hours in Paris

Last month I was lucky enough to go to the beautiful city of Paris for the first time with my friend and housemate who co-runs the blog Turner Turner. We had been looking forward to go since November (we even created a shared Pinterest board) so you can imagine the excitement circulating our house days before we were due to leave. In the 48 hours we were there, we challenged ourselves to experience as much of Paris as possible from the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and even trying an authentic macaron. We wanted to see it all! I loved Paris so much I wanted to share some images with you from my whirlwind trip. Enjoy!

The Louvre was the perfect backdrop for an #OOTD.

Best view of the city. 

From Paris with Love.

Most delightful patisserie.

Most delicious macaron ever.

A hidden gem.

Embracing a peaceful moment.

Some visual merchandising at Premier Vision.

I'm obsessing over anything honeycomb at the moment.

If those weren’t enough Paris images for you, make sure to follow Eleven Oh Seven and Turner Turner on Instagram and Pinterest .

Au revoir, S xo