Antwerp, next weekend!

Since it has been a long time since I was on vaccation next stop will be Belgium, for a long weekend in Antwerp! From Thursday June 14th – Sunday June 17th :-)

I really love Antwerp, its a charming city with character and with beautiful narrow medieval streets and Renaissance monuments. The people there are very friendly, always with a big smile on their faces, only that is a great reason to go back :-)

I thought I had planned this trip carefully…but then, when I was doing my to-do-list for printing yesterday I discovered that many of the things I had planned to see was not available anymore.

For example, I had in my mind to visit the Diamond Museum but just found out they decided to close now in May, after 10 years. And I was planning to see one of my favourite photographer, Marc Lagranges exhibition, but it’s finished now. And I also wanted to visit the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp that are now closed until 2017 due to renovation. What are the odds??? Come on….

Oh well, I know I will have a great time even though it won’t be like I planned it. I’ve rented a room in an old, rough, vintage artistic house just next to my favourite street Kloosterstraat, with a private terrace on the rooftop with an outdoor hot shower. Hope it will be some summer heat in the air so that I can try it underneath the dark blue sky full of stars. At least that would be something to go all the way to Antwerp for.

The reason why I’ve chosen to live close to Kloosterstraat is because of all the antique shops there :-) Ofcourse, Notting Hill in London because of the Portobello Market and now Kloosterstraat in Antwerp…well, I do have something in my mind, but I won’t say anything more for the moment.

Mussels, Belgian waffles and chocolate are on my to-eat-list….and so is the incredible delicious banana-milkshake that is served at Ra. To be continued….

If you got any nice Antwerp-tips, please drop a line ;-)