Mar 6, 2009 - Antwerp

On Tuesday we arrived in Antwerp having found that our computer will not hold a Wifi signal so all future updates will be decided on whether we can find an internet cafe! Antwerp is similar to the other old Belgian cities such as Brugges with very attractive town hall and guild halls. ... The most impressive in the main square had a huge gold statue of St.On Tuesday we arrived in Antwerp having found that our computer will not hold a Wifi signal so all future updates will be decided on whether we can find an internet cafe! Antwerp is similar to the other old Belgian cities such as Brugges with very attractive town hall and guild halls. ... The most impressive in the main square had a huge gold statue of St....

Oct 12, 2008 - Day31 Antwerp#2

The English speaking church meeting in the auditorium of the International School of Antwerp (the school the Buckmasters all go to) is no exception. ... They have an active and practical concern for refugees and are working to see them settled in and around Antwerp. ... Elephants of Antwerp. ... Art galumphing around Antwerp for a great cause. ... Tess: If you thought the pigs in Bath were cool you you should have seen all of the elephants in Antwerp … 72 in total. ...

Oct 11, 2008 - Day30 Antwerp#1

We’d had that at Victoria and Bill’s and now we were receiving another opportunity to pretend we were a ‘family at home’ in Antwerp at Derek and Ruth’s. ... So we pretended we were a ‘normal’ family at home in Antwerp. ... Hang on! I don’t think that’s a normal Saturday in Ballarat let alone a normal Saturday for the Buckmasters in Antwerp … not nearly enough running around or cleaning up … we really must still be on holidays after all. ... We appreciated the space, the stopping, the quiet, the autumn leaves in lovely Antwerp and a chance to recharge our batteries for the last phase of our trip. ...

Sep 22, 2008 - Today, Antwerp! Tomorrow?

There was a train going to Antwerp in three minutes and I hopped on it. ... It was actually going to Antwerp then Amsterdam and if I had had a book with me, I might have stayed on until Amsterdam. ... But I didn't so I got off in Antwerp. ... Brussels is in Wallonia and Antwerp is in Flanders, so same country, completely different people with a different language, different food, everything. ... When I got off the train in Antwerp, I was in this massive, modern train station - modern until you look up to the exit and see the huge, gothic wall and clock that make up the entrance. ...

Aug 22, 2008 - Antwerp

So I’ve arrived in the city of Antwerp not far from the border with The Netherlands. ... I may have said, not two sentences ago, that I was only in Antwerp for the beer, but apparently it is one of Europe’s most historical but underrated cities. ... I think I’ll give the museums a miss in Antwerp though; I’ll leave the more cultural side of Belgium to Bruges. ...

Apr 18, 2008 - Belgium, Antwerp then unto Brussels!

We returned at about 7 pm from Ghent and had a quick beer at the bar, it was the best beer I have tasted yet. The next day we gave ol' Antwerp another shot. ... We walked around after a buffet at the hotel and looked at the old area of town.We returned at about 7 pm from Ghent and had a quick beer at the bar, it was the best beer I have tasted yet. The next day we gave ol' Antwerp another shot. ... We walked around after a buffet at the hotel and looked at the old area of town....

Apr 17, 2008 - Goodbye Holland! Onto Belgium.

Holland went by way too fast. Our plan was to stop in Antwerp, which is supposed to be the fashion capital of Belgium and then with our pass to take a l'il train to Ghent. ...

Aug 9, 2007 - Antwerp

Antwerp is an interesting city. ... Following Bruges with it is pretty unfair, because Bruges is so amazing, and Antwerp can't compare in a number of ways. ... We dined on pizza and lasagna, and then walked over to the Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kathedraal, a church that took nearly 200 years to build and that contains a few painting and triptychs by one of Antwerp's famous residents, Pieter Paul Rubens. ...

May 22, 2007 - Antwerp

This morning we had to move rooms at the hostel and we went from the Port room to the Board room. We decided to take a day trip to Antwerp. ... Not really feeling Antwerp we decided to head back to Rotterdam. ... Ok so I had a bit of a rash on my back, arms and legs and we weren't sure what it was from and they were red bumps all over me and I was SO itchy.This morning we had to move rooms at the hostel and we went from the Port room to the Board room. We decided to take a day trip to Antwerp. ... Not really feeling Antwerp we decided to head back to Rotterdam. ... Ok so I had a bit of a rash on my back, arms and legs and we weren't sure what it was from and they were red bumps all over me and I was SO itchy....

Jul 12, 2006 - Ulvenhout - Rijkevorsel

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Feb 2, 2004 - Visit Hemelrijk and the Kalmthout Arboretum

Daniel de Belder and Abraham Rammeloo led us on a tour of the spectacular specimens of Hamamelis at Hemelrijk and the Arboretum.Daniel de Belder and Abraham Rammeloo led us on a tour of the spectacular specimens of Hamamelis at Hemelrijk and the Arboretum....