Easter 2018 : Walking Tour of Antwerp

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Grapefruits about to be caramelized!

Nicole and Adam were in Antwerp for Easter weekend. So for Easter day we prepared a delicious brunch with fresh fruit, fresh baked bread and pastries, and poached eggs with Hollandaise. Yum! We needed the energy for our walk through Antwerp in the afternoon.

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Caramelized grapefruit, poached egg with Hollandaise, and fresh baked bread

 

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Delicious pastries from Lints

 

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Fruit salad with the fruit we purchased a the Saturday Market

 

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Apple, carrot and ginger juice

 

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Rubens House

 

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Group shot in Rubens Garden!

 

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Reading about Napoleon’s Palace in Antwerp

 

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Europe’s First Skyscraper

 

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The Hand of Antwerp

 

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Belgian fries!

 

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Time for a drink in Belgium’s oldest pub

 

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Inside

 

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Beer tasting

 

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I love mini eggrolls

 

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Grote Markt

 

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Closeup of the statue of Brabo and Antigoon

 

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Exploring the River Scheldt

 

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Walking along the river

 

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Antwerp’s Cathedral

 

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Het Steen – Antwerp’s oldest building

 

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The Wapper, aka the Boogey Man

 

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No visit to Antwerp is complete with out a climb to the top of the MAS

 

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Model of the MAS

 

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Luc Tuyman’s ‘Dead Skull’

 

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