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Antwerp

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  • Day 92

    Slayer-Oli in Antwerpen City :D

    September 22, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    Einen entspannten Sonntag haben wir uns dann in der historischen Altstadt gegönnt...und Oli hat sein coolstes Shirt an 😬😉😜🤘 Irgendwie hat jede Stadt etwas, wobei das in Belgien nicht so einfach ist, ...vieles wirkt etwas trist leider. Aber Antwerpen hat etwas Amsterdam Feeling und vorallem gutes belgisches Bier und leckere Fritten👌😊. Wir wussten bisher nicht das belgische Pommes so hochwertig und lecker sind!!!Read more

  • Day 9

    Antwerp

    May 19, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

    Had a nice city tour on foot this morning by a young guy who used to be an art student but is now working on his PhD thesis in economics. He had studied for 6 months in Austin Texas some 10 years ago. His English was perfect. The boat is moored right at the city gates(see pics). Walking thru , town, we came to this amazing church home to a number of Rubens paintings. After touring the church we struck out on our own to buy some of Belgiums finest chocolates and then finished it off with a tasty Belgian waffle with fresh strawberries. Yum. Back to the ship and another hearty lunch followed by 2 miles on the treadmill to bring the blood sugar down. Now they want to do tea and snacks at 4 pm and I'll be back on the treadmill.Read more

  • Day 24

    Exploring Antwerp again!

    February 6, 2024 in Belgium ⋅ 🌬 11 °C

    After a much needed rest, we decided today was another day for exploring! First stop was obviously Chocolate Nation. And a chocolate nation it was. I have never been to a place with that much chocolate and happiness ever. It was a museum which described how chocolate was made, why Belgian chocolate is superior, who the famous chocolatiers are etc... We got to try so so many chocolates which I would die to do again. it was SO GOOD and SO DELICIOUS. Afterwards, we hopped up and took a train to Groenplaats (a pretty shnazzy square) the reason we went there was to go see Brabo, a big famous statue in the middle of the square. There’s a whole bunch of history around him and why he’s throwing a dude’s hand, but that’s for your own research. After chilling with him for a bit, we couldn’t help but notice the huge cathedral there as well! Very big, very cool. We then went to a nice little Italian place for lunch, where my two uncles (Janneman and Jonathan) joined us! It was the first time seeing Janneman so that was nice! After some catching up Jonathan decided to be the most qualified tour guide ever and show us around the place. He took us to a place called Vleeshuis which directly translates to meat house. Where back in the day…they sold meat. Anyway after that thrilling experience we went to the MAS - a big museum with nice views. We went all the way to the top before heading to Janneman’s cafe! Being the nephew of the guy who owns the cafe means free drinks woo! We skipped out on dinner because we were still way too full from lunch oops. Opa Jan and Ina joined us there for a bit before we all rode the bike home. Traffic here is bonkers but we made it! ZzzzzRead more

  • Day 2

    Frühstück im historischen Kern

    August 19, 2024 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Stippvisite mit kleinem Frühstück im "Break Point" ❣️. Antwerpen ist definitiv eine Wiederholungstat wert 🥰.... es heißt, man soll aus jedem Land etwas mitnehmen'... wir lassen etwas da 🫠! Gleich geht's erstmal weiter nach Knokke 🚍Read more

  • Day 22

    Exploring Antwerp!

    February 4, 2024 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    Exploring time! We really wanted to get to a cool church today but it was rather far away from where we were staying. But we persisted! We caught a bus that got us to Antwerp central station and then the plan WAS to catch another one that’d get us within walking distance to the church. However once we got on this bus we looked on google maps and quickly realised it was going the opposite way. Did we get on the right bus on the wrong side of the road? Absolutely. Were we annoyed and confused? Sure thing. Anyway then we waited for another bus that’d get us there as well. We had to wait quite a bit, all the while we are getting later and later for this church. So this bus finally arrives and we wave for it to stop and it. Drives. Past. Not cool. So then we persisted even more and decided to rent bikes and and just cycle the way there. Way quicker, way more fun. No idea why we didn’t just do that in the first place! Ah well church was fun! And the people were so so nice. Afterwards we decided to stick with bikes from then onwards and went to the Meir - a big shopping street where we spent a lot of our time…wait for it…shopping. We went to a whole bunch of clothes shops and recreated a photo from back in 2019! Sarah had her fist waffle from Antwerp and it did not disappoint. We went to a cool bistro place for lunch and I had fristi for the first time in so long. My inner child was again healed. It was getting pretty late so we headed back to Opa Jan’s house for dinner (via bike of course) His friend Allal was there too and he made this super yummy chicken with sauce and veggies thing mmmmm we stuck around for a bit of a chat before heading back to Ina’s for bed. ZzzzzRead more

  • Day 42

    Antwerpen 🇧🇪

    April 23, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Meine letzten 3 Tage habe ich in Antwerpen verbracht. Antwerpen ist eine echt schöne Stadt und auch wenn das Wetter leider nicht immer mitgespielt hat, hatte ich hier eine echt tolle Zeit 😊 Neben vielen tollen Shops hat Antwerpen gerade architektonisch sehr viel zu bieten 🏘 Auch sind hier viele wunderschöne Zunfthäuser, mit ihren kunstvollen Goldornamenten, zu finden, aber auch das Stadthuis (Rathaus) aus dem 16ten Jahrhundert. Ebenfalls die Liebfrauenkathedrale in ihrem gothischen Baustil ist nur einen Katzensprung entfernt und auf jeden Fall einen Besuch wert ⛪️ Direkt vor der Kathedrale befindet sich die Nello & Patrasche beeld. Diese Skulptur ist einer Geschichte aus dem Jahre 1872 gewidmet und symbolisiert unter anderem bedingungslose Freundschaft, welche sich, wie ich finde, auf jeden Fall in der Skulptur wiederfindet.
    Auch der kleine botanische Garten ist sehenswert und im Sommer, in voller Blüte, sicher noch schöner ⛲️🌳🌺 Am Ufer der Schelde findet sich neben einem Riesenrad, die Het Steen, die Stadtburg von Antwerpen 🏰 Diese entstand Anfang des 13ten Jahrhunderts und hat bis heute verschiedensten Zwecken gedient. So wurde sie bereits als Gefängnis, Wohnhaus, aber auch als Museum genutzt, um nur einige zu nennen. Zuletzt sollte man in Antwerpen das Bahnhofsgebäude Antwerpen-Centraal besuchen. Nicht umsonst wird das Haus auch Eisenbahnkathedrale genannt, aber seht selbst 🚂🚃🚃
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  • Day 4

    Christmas festival in Antwerp 🎅🏼

    December 25, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ 🌧 54 °F

    We slept hard with the time change. Not as bad as our 12 hour slumber yesterday though. Went to the ice skating rink, De Kathedraal, grote markt, the midevil fortress het Steen, and het Vleeshuis. Had some drinks with a friendly Belgian and a Dutchman. We are number one Wout fans, coming from the USA, we were told.Read more

  • Day 6

    Abschiedstour durch Antwerpen

    August 7, 2024 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    Bevor es zurück ins Hotel ging, wollten wir noch eine finale Runde durchs Zentrum von Antwerpen gehen. Also ging’s am Hotel vorbei zur Liebfrauenkirche. Neben der Kirche haben wir uns bei Starbucks einen Karamell Frappuccino geholt und diesen dann am Grote Mart mit Blick auf den Turm der Liebfrauenkirche, das Rathaus und den Brabobrunnen gegönnt. Ein perfekter Abschluss für eine sehr schöne Zeit in Antwerpen! Vom Platz aus ging’s zurück zum Hotel, die Beine hochlegen und etwas zusammen räumen, nachdem es morgen nach Brügge geht. Auf Brügge freuen wir uns schon sehr! Jetzt heißt es aber erst mal ausruhen, nachdem wir heute mit 27.034 Schritten (19,72 Kilometer) sehr gut unterwegs waren. Gute Nacht Antwerpen!Read more

  • Day 26

    Antwerp Bike Tour

    August 17, 2024 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    Today was our bike tour in Antwerp! We were excited to finally get on bikes with a guide and a less crowded city. What a fun ride! Our guide was so full of information about the history of Antwerp. We planned an early start. That meant an 8:30 train from here in Brussels, but well worth it to be on bikes before the crowds joined us! Afterward, we found an Italian restaurant 😊 and loved our seafood pasta and a conversation with an Italian family sitting next to us. They liked the way Bill used his bread to eat all his sauce. "Just like an Italian! We say scarpetta. Means little shoe. "

    Observation of the day: We wanted to experience the local people wherever we traveled. But there are far more people of other nationalities than Belgians here. I think when Marc traveled the world 30 years ago, travel allowed you to meet local people. We now seem to be one mixed people. But the architecture, history, and nature stay the same.

    Second Observarion: While Europe is notorious for their narrow, winding stairs, they do make for some cool photo opportunities.
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  • Day 5

    DIVA-Diamantenmuseum

    September 13, 2024 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Antwerpens Erfolg als Diamantenstadt ist eine Geschichte von Handwerkskunst, Technologie, Tradition und Kreativität, die bereits seit 5 Jahrhunderten anhält.
    Auch die Handwerkskunst kommt im DIVA-Museum nicht zu kurz. Dank Bild- und Tonaufnahmen wird der Herstellungsprozess von Schmuck und Silberobjekten lebendig, auch Dank der interaktiven Präsentation.Read more

You might also know this place by the following names:

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