Plaza Hotel Antwerp

... 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 ...

We had a great impression of Antwerp (Antwerpen) right from the moment we arrived.  We found it to be the most friendly place we visited in Europe.  It is so interesting to walk around this town as you didn't know what pleasing surprise that you ...

... the requisite walk along the top of the old fortress wall.    THE RHINE AND MOSEL RIVERS On our way back to Antwerp from Southeast Germany our timing was such that our stopover spot happened to be in Bingen Germany, the sister city of ...

... : this church stood ca 900 and was destroyed around 1799 frescos and tombs, and original walls are in the basement of the Crowne Plaza Hotel We raise a few last brews before we part ways with Tim, Joanne, Dave and Patrice. As they board their train for ...

... to forego our earlier plans and just do it!  So we threw our backpacks over our shoulders, headed off to the Antwerp Central train station and boarded the Thalys high-speed train for the 2-hour ride through the rolling French countryside, arriving ...

... which may explain some of the yelling and shouting that we do hear outside our window. The red light district was much larger than in Antwerp (Just got off the phone with Maya, so lost my train of thought, but will try to pick it up).  The difference ...

... the Ringroad. It was well-known that there was tons of construction in Antwerp but the roads were pretty clear so we cruised through Antwerp in less than 2 hours (which is really good time), all the while, the 3 of us sang out the tunes of the Forrest ...

... with people from all over. It has also encouraged me to learn more languages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Antwerp we were bussed to Brussels. Brussels is very very beautiful. In the city ...

... 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 ...