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sister_luckYesterday we hopped into the car and went to Antwerp. There wasn't much pre-planning; we wanted to go someplace we'd never been before and it's just over a two-hour-drive. Brussels would have meant twenty minutes more in the car and Saturday night was a bit too late to arrange a meeting with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
franceslievens and going to Brussels without seeing her would have been a crime.
Antwerp is a self-described "pocketsize metropolis". We wandered about the streets quite aimlessly and took in the sights, sounds and smells. A very enjoyable Sunday and we managed to avoid the big downpour of rain by having a rather late lunch in a sheltered pavement pizzeria. (Yes, the weather is back to our normal summer standard which means the odd bit of rain and temperatures of around 25°C.) So we had our meal, people-watched and I was distracted by the bunch of 60-something German tourists sitting at the table next to us. They managed to have a 20-minute discussion about two touristy walks in a booklet and whether the accompanying map was on its head or not. We'll definitely return and then we might even manage to have a look at a Rubens.
Pictures to follow, if you're interested.
franceslievens and going to Brussels without seeing her would have been a crime.Antwerp is a self-described "pocketsize metropolis". We wandered about the streets quite aimlessly and took in the sights, sounds and smells. A very enjoyable Sunday and we managed to avoid the big downpour of rain by having a rather late lunch in a sheltered pavement pizzeria. (Yes, the weather is back to our normal summer standard which means the odd bit of rain and temperatures of around 25°C.) So we had our meal, people-watched and I was distracted by the bunch of 60-something German tourists sitting at the table next to us. They managed to have a 20-minute discussion about two touristy walks in a booklet and whether the accompanying map was on its head or not. We'll definitely return and then we might even manage to have a look at a Rubens.
Pictures to follow, if you're interested.
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Date: 2006-07-31 05:41 pm (UTC)(Anyway: if you don't have my number, and plan on doing trips like this again, I'll email it.)
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Date: 2006-07-31 05:46 pm (UTC)If it hadn't been late on Saturday night I would have emailed you - the trip definitely showed me how close you actually are and yes, I'll definitely do this kind of thing again.
I don't have your number, so if you could email it, and next time we'll meet!