While planning our little getaway to Rotterdam I hesitated wether to sleep in Dordrecht or in Rotterdam. I finally opted to sleep in Rotterdam cuz I thought there would be more to explore there, but definitely wanted to check out the Villa Augustus on our way home. Villa Augustus is a restaurant/café and hotel in a huge garden that is very well maintained. In the restaurant/café part there is also the bakery and a little shop with lots of yummy things and a few books about gardening & cooking. They serve a wide menu, we had scones and cheesecake with a nice cup of tea. For the hungry ones, they serve high tea like in England! I really like those kind of places, where they use everything to their best, the space, the nice architecture, including good decent food and a green setting... interesting kind of "concept store".
No sunshine, but here are a few pictures :
The restaurant/café/shop.
The rooms are located in the old water tower, we had a peek in a few, they looked pretty cosy.
Greenhouse with baby salads & rucola growing peacefully.
The grocery store inside the café, selling seasonal veggies & fruit.
The bakery with live cooking of various desserts.
That's it for now, don't know yet were our next getaway will be, but can't wait to make other travel plans :-)
