Book yourself a great weekend in Paris, Brussels or Lille this month! These are the discount codes:

London to Paris in Standard: AUGUSTSD10%PAR
London to Paris in Standard Premier: AUGUSTSP20%PAR
London to Brussels in Standard: AUGUSTSD10%BRU
London to Brussels Standard Premier: AUGUSTSP20%BRU
London to Lille in Standard: AUGUSTSD10%LIL
London to Lille in Standard Premier: AUGUSTSP20%LIL

In Bruges - a movie makes Bruges into a popular destination in Belgium.

Bruges is named as “The Venice of the North”, this city successfully preserves the medieval look image that becomes one of the favourite tourist destination for both the local Belgians as well as other visitors from United Kingdom, Netherlands and France. Tourists from London can easily take Eurostar to Brussel and transit to Bruges in three and a half hour in total.

The canal boat trip is a “must do” in Bruges. Indulge yourself in the romantic setting with the charming old houses and pictorial bridges along the canal. There are also over 20 museums in Bruges including the most popular one – the Brewery “De Halve Maan” – which you can enjoy the beer after the tour. Another famous one is the diamond museum where you will get the chance to see how a diamond is polished in the daily show.

Diamond Museum Bruges

If you would like to have a weekend get away from city life, Bruges (it’s in Belgium!) would be an ideal option for you.

Disneyland Paris offers the Magical Moments to you

Eurostar offers the train and hotel package for Disneyland® Paris from £111 per person. The price is based on 2 adults sharing a room for 2 nights and includes the standard Eurostar return tickets between London and Paris.

The weather in Lyon is fairly warm in the day time during summer (June till September), it could be up to 30c and drop to few celsius degree at night.

Apart from all the museums and architectures that you can enjoy while strolling around the city, Lyon is also famous for its culinary scenes – lots of Michelin-star restaurants can be found there. One of the most famous restaurant (bistro) is:

LE BISTROT DE LYON

Le Bistrot De Lyon, one of the famous restaurants in Lyon

Some signature dishes such as chicken liver cake with a mild garlic cream, “Saint-Cochon du Bistrot”: small chitterling sausage, black pudding, spare ribs, Quenelles of pike, Nantua sauce (crayfish, cognac) with rice, Rolled “traditional” calf head with Gribiche sauce (hardboiled eggs, capers).

We recommend you to reserve a table in advance as it is very popular among the tourists as well as the locals.

Le Bistrot de Lyon
64 Rue Mercière
69002 LYON

Tel.: +33 (0) 4 78 38 47 47
Fax: +33 (0) 4 78 38 47 48

GET AROUND LYON

The public transport within Lyon city is very convenient. You can take bus, metro and tram to travel around. You can purchase a one day pass from the news stand, ticket machine at the metro/ tram station or from the bus driver.

So why not spend your next long weekend in Lyon?

Get there fast by  Eurostar.

Elephant Parade in Rotterdam - Elvis Elephant

Thinking where to go for the next weekend? Why not take Eurostar Train to the most exciting cities in Netherlands including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague or Schiphol Airport. The connecting fares are only from £89 return which is a fantastic deal.

If you do not go to Amsterdam, you cannot tell people that you have been to Netherlands. This city is full of surprises, you can find the cafes next to the peaceful canal during the day and the most glamourous night clubs after the sky is dark. By just strolling the city, you will able to find a lot of fabulous architectures such as Dam square, Royal Palace and New Church. Art lovers will not be disppointed by the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum.

Apart from appreciation towards the classic piece of work in the museums, there will be a special, fun, and colourful open air exhibition in the city centre of Amsterdam from 5th September to 31 October 2009. This event is named as “Elephant Parade”, a campaign for conservating the elephants in Asia. On 12^th November, Christie’s auction house will auction the elephants at the culture park Westergasterrein and donate all the net profit to the world largest organization supporting elephants, “The Elephant Family”.

Amsterdam is a city for those who loves the metropolitan atmosphere of a big city and those who appreciate the classical European culture.  Make a plan to Amsterdam by Eurostar Train for your next weekend!

Beaufort is a major art event in Ostende, Belgium

After the success of Beaufort01 in 2003 and Beaufort02 in 2006, this Contemporary Art by the Sea event is coming back.  It has started already on 28 March 2009 and will last until 24 October 2009.

Beaufort03 exhibits the artworks by 30 artists who play with the theme of history and heritage to the Belgian coast. Many visitors who come to Belgium may be less familiar with the special and rich history and heritage of the Belgian coast, but they will able to learn more about these after participating this art event.

All of the artpieces are built along the coast, Beaufort03 allows you to enjoy the nature and the art in one go. Book your trip to Ostende by Eurostar train now and don’t miss out this triennial art event.

The Atomium is a main attraction in Brussels

Travel to Disneyland Paris with your kids this weekend

Planning for a weekend break in Paris, Disneyland or Brussel? Eurostar offers you a Get 3 nights for the price of 2 spring hotel deal which allows you to enjoy your break while spending less. But if you just want to stay there for 1 nite, you can also choose the City break package from only £89. Don’t miss this special deal which you can save up to 33% when you book your hotel.