Martins Patershof Mechelen
Karmelietenstraat 4 Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium
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A Day in Antwerp
After our stunning breakfasts in Liege, we resigned ourselves to something more ordinary in Mechelen. But we were wrong as the breakfast was once again divine!! This time we loved the rich bread, the yoghurt with raspberry puree, the pastry as well as excellent home make muesli. This was a great start for our day in Antwerp.
Again we used the trains – these are amazing, so quiet and smooth and as we are used to the Kapiti experience, ...
Liege to Mechelen
... and caught a train initially to Brussel Noord and then another train to Mechelen. We had overlooked printing off the map to our hotel which was a bit alarming but we managed to get a map from the station and walked the 10-15 minutes to the hotel. Although we were early, we were welcomed in to our Dusk room in the Dawn to Dusk bed and breakfast. It is a spacious room and very comfortable.
We decided ...
Nog maar 20u voor vertrek
Het voelt toch een beetje raar aan, die laatste dagen voor het vertrek. Het is pas echt beginnen doordringen vorig weekend met de afscheidsfeestjes voor vrienden en familie. Als je 40x achter elkaar afscheid neemt, dan wordt het wel echt duidelijk dat je voor een tijdje weggaat. Maar het was vooral fijn om iedereen samen nog eens te zien en te babbelen, eten, drinken, lachen.
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'The air permanently smells like belgium waffles'
... that kinda made it worth it! After that we found the Grand Place Square which was 5 minutes from our hotel and was taken back to see a huge festival going on in the middle! Kara and I were craving some Belgian beer so we found a restaurant right on the parameter of the square to order some drinks. The weather couldn't have been more perfect! High seventies Friday and Saturday with ...
Arrival
... ten minute layover. Our tickets suggested a different terminal other than one that actually existed. We literally RAN through the airport for half an hour (I run like a girl I'm told). Just imagine this: Sabatino, barefoot, running through the airport to hold the flight for us. We made it. He's my hero again.
* Geneva was beautiful with lightly falling snow. The soft drinks were ...



