De Whitte Pelikaan in Bruges, Belgium

  I really need to finish posting about our Easter trip to Belgium before we take a long weekend in Paris in a few weeks! Once again I'll make excuses about not having posted recently, including activities such as painting various walls of the house (we now have a silver wall in the dining room and a lilac mantel breast, among others). Hopefully the painting is almost done, and seeing as we just finished assembling a new bed frame, I thought that I could take a break from house tasks tonight and do a really quick post.
 This one is to feature a great little shop in Bruges, De Whitte Pelikaan. It's located on a street just off the Markt, 23 Vlamingstraat, but it's about a block down and didn't seem to have much tourist traffic when we went by. Maybe it was just the time of day, however. (Directly across from it is a great restaurant Den Huzaar, but that's my next post).
 What drew me into this little shop was the massive display of teddy bears in the front window. Very posh looking little bears, and they all turned out to be pajama holders. Basically, there is no body inside the little bears' nightshirts, and you unbutton the back to store children's pajama's. Great way of getting them out of the way in the daytime! Of course we had to buy a bear for Keila's room; if I remember correctly they were around 23 Euros each? Maybe a bit cheaper. The sales clerk quite proudly told us that they get people from all over coming in for the pj bears.
 The rest of De Whitte Pelikaan showcased assorted holiday decor (Christmas and Easter are their specialities) along with other odds and ends. All very cute, and if you're looking for original knick knacks, this is the place to go! Some of it was a bit more 'country house' than to my liking, but I'm pretty sure they have something for every taste inside if you take the time to look.
  De Whitte Pelikaan, 23 Vlamingstraat Bruges, Belgium

                         Keila's bear is in a white night shirt with a matching hat.