Antwerp!

Took an impromptu weekend trip to Antwerp last weekend. It's a beautiful city just a couple hours away in Belgium. Surprisingly, I was very excited about the food. We got in pretty late on Friday, wandered around and found a cute little square with outdoor cafes, perfect for italian food and Belgian beers. On Saturday I dragged everyone around looking for Belgian waffles. Those Antwerpians are rather particular about when they serve these delicious treats. A couple places said waffle time was only from 2.30pm until 5.30. This is to be distinguished from pancake time, which extends until 6 pm. Did some walking around and saw the magnificent cathedral, an ancient castle, and some windy streets. And, then! For the main event, we sat in beautiful square and ordered huge pots of mussles with frites. Went to a medieval bar for a drink- very realistic. One Sunday we went to a fashion museum and then the National Art Museums and saw some Rubens.

Train Station

Rubens

Happiness I

Belgian Chocolates

Happiness II

Main Square