Antwerp Diamond Hotel

... be the one to tell them that there really isn't anything between Amsterdam and Paris to compare it to. It also says that Antwerp is the diamond capitol of the world. Great, just what I needed, bringing my girlfriend to the diamond capitol. She was the ...

... about 3 hours online of trying every resource I could think of, I finally found a place to stay for 4 nights in Antwerp, Belgium.  I received a significant amount of ridicule for this from a drunken friend of my friends, and I would have cursed him ...

... We happened to pass by the diamond museum on our way to rubenhuis. Decided to enter and learn more about diamond making since antwerp is the reputed diamondland. Audio guides shaped like a telephone receivers are provided. No photography allowed though. ...

... gummies, and hand pictures.  Also, Antwerp is the diamond city.  85% of the world's diamonds come through Antwerp.  There were diamond shops everywhere.   So, we begin our adventure.  We get to Antwerp too early to check into our ...

... Antwerp during a rainy afternoon and, despite we spent there six days, rain fell all and every one of them. However, from Antwerp we travelled to Cologne, Brugge, Ghent, Amsterdam, Luxembourg and Charleroi resulting that at no one of those places rained a ...

... soon. But finally, after much procrastination, here is our trip to the Ardennes for my b-day and to Antwerp for Julie's b-day... ============================== BELGIUM FOR SBK'S B-DAY It was my b-day weekend and we decided that following work ...

... go back in the summer sometime. Antwerp (25th-27th) Antwerp is the second biggest city in Belgium. Unlike its capital Brussels, Antwerp is leaving more of the touirsty stuff behind and is trying to be a cosmopolitan city. Big on fashion, ...

... , designed by Rubens, and also referred to as a Jesuit church, with full-on baroque architecture, reflecting the counter-reformation. Antwerp is the diamond capital of Europe and David had wanted to buy Marion a diamond ring for her recent birthday. There ...

... over to Amsterdam, everyone was very excited - for the obvious reasons. First stop was a clog and cheese shop and then the Antwerp diamond factory. Quick stops as we're running late! Bike ride next, man we're packing in the activities! Grandma bikes (Oma ...

... and Antwerp were in decline which saw a large influx of migrants into Amsterdam. Flemish merchants, French Huguenots and Jewish diamond traders helped turn Amsterdam into a thriving centre and by the 17th century it became renown for its intellectuals ...

... in it. The inside of the main entrance of the station was so beautiful. Directly opposite the train station is the diamond district. Antwerp is known for it's diamond industry, there are literally diamond jewelers and jewelry stores side by side in a row ...

... this close proximity on our first visit.  Made it just in time and to get onto the afternoon tour from Brussels to Antwerp – Diamond Capital!!   The bus was to leave at 1:15 which left us just enough time to grab some frities and a ...

... dancing on several screens throughout the visit, explaining her role in the creation and discovery of diamonds. Several exquisite artistic diamond items as well as jewellery were on display, along with the message that the guards did not have the keys ...

... day or tour guide had to go to work so she dropped us off at the train station and we spent the day wandering around Antwerp. If Belgium is known first for their beer, they are known second for Frittes. Don't call them french fries as the Belgians ...

... was just ok though (and the price was A LOT higher than what was listed in Lonely Planet). Didn't do any diamond shopping. I did sample the local cuisine though....waffles and french fries (supposedly french fries were first made in Belgium). Brugge ...

... just to see one building or something totally ridiculous (I'll get back to you on that one!).  However, apparently it's in Antwerp where things get ugly... Belgium colonized parts of Africa known for diamonds, and as such, most of the diamonds come ...