Brabo Antwerp

Grand Market square, City Hall Antwerp , Antwerpen, Belgium
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    In the Land of Chocolate & Diamonds

    ... managed to find a nice dress to take home that isn't costing me an arm and a leg. Then we went to the Diamond Museum. Antwerp is the diamond capital of the world and has the biggest diamond museum in the world also. After a day of shopping and ...

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    15. Where are you all coming from?

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    ... mischeif until there were only 20 minutes to go when we finally checked in. My favourite non-diamond related attraction in Antwerp wasn't PP Ruben's house, marvellous though that was, or even the statue of Silvious Brabo throwing the troll's hand away ...

  • 3

    Antwerp, red light district and Bornem

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    ... guidebook about meaning stopping sedimentation).  We thought all the  chocolate hands had some religious significance. Wrong! In Antwerp, we visited the obligigatory market square and church square, but could not go in ( closed for ...

  • 4

    ART361 Goes to Antwerp

    This is the second of my European Studies/field trip class excursions to the Cultural Capital of Belgium, Antwerp (in English), Antwerpen (in Flemish), and Anvers (in French).  This is a flemish city directly north of Brussels, about 40 minutes ...

  • 5

    Antwerpen!

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    ... saw was the amazing train station. In many of the great cities of Europe, the central train stations are truly impressive. Antwerp is no exception. Antwerpen?!? You might ask... According to folklore, and as celebrated by the statue in front of the ...

  • 6

    Down and Out in Antwerpen and Ghent

    ... zly, vybiral mytne od projizdejicich lodi. Tem, co odmitli zaplatit, usekl ruku. Az se objevil statecny rimsky vojak Silvius Brabo, jehoz sosku si muzete za par euro koupit ve vedlejsim obchode, ktery zatnul obrovi tipec. Obra totiz zabil, usekl mu ruku ...

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    Hand Thrower

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    ... ; Brabo came along and slew the giant, cut off his hand and threw it into the river – hand thrower – Antwerppen!  Antwerp is a dichotomy of eras, pre war and post war.  On any given street you'll see new modern buildings next to old ...