48 hours in Antwerp
I was excited to be back in Antwerp! For our first full day in the city, I really wanted to see the Grote Market once again. It had been ages after all since I was there last. It was cloudy when we left the IBIS hotel and it did rain without let up by early afternoon. Fortunately, the rain was really more like drizzle and we were still able to roam around and sightsee as much as we could.
On this day, we went inside the humongous Cathedral of our Lady of Antwerp. We spent a good hour here admiring all the art inside. It was a church but it also felt like a museum given all the religious art and paintings exhibited throughout the premises.
Antwerp's City Hall at the Grote Market
It was more beautiful than I thought!
Of course I wasn't going to miss a photo op.
A side view of City Hall
Busy taking a picture for the gram and my blog
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Antwerp opposite Antwerp's City Hall. I'll post an entry about the cathedral next.
Art by a cafe restaurant along the pedestrian shopping street
Here's John Wayne in front of a restaurant and bar along Meir Street
Inside Het Steen, the centuries old fortress along the Antwerp waterfront. There was a European cruise ship docked by the castle when we got there. There were lots of cruise passengers getting information from the tourist office inside.
This was a miniature model of the city of Antwerp displayed inside the tourist office inside the historic Het Steen fortress.
The Chocolate Museum right next to Antwerp's Chinatown
The vault inside the Chocolate Museum
At the Antwerp Zoo right next to the train station. By the time we got there, the rain had gotten stronger and we decided not to go inside the zoo anymore. The admission to the zoo was likewise quite steep. 35 euros per person!
Inside the busy Antwerp Train station teeming with tourists taking pictures and filming for vlogs.
A full view of the Antwerp Train Station in the rain
Inside Stadtfestsaal along Meir Street