Weekend Antwerp

 While I'l doing my cleaning, I can't help thinking back to last weekend! 

On Friday 25th September, we went to Antwerp to spend the weekend there. The town of Antwerp is quite dear to us, as our grandmother was born and raised there. There is much to see and do. 

Even with corona spoiling the fun, it was still nice to be away from ordinary life for a while. We haven't had a trip abroad since February - while we normally go every school holiday. We had trips planned to Barcelona, Milan, London, Birmingham and Beirut, but we had to cancel them all. So a weekend Antwerp was much welcomed.

It was a bit strange in the hotel. There were not many guests there - I suppose we were alone on our floor and we slept very well - no banging of doors, no people talking in the corridor. And although the breakfast was a bit different (no buffet), it was still plenty and full of variety. The staff was very friendly as well, and glad we were present.

For shopping it was heaven. No busy streets, where you can hardly set a decent pace, quiet shops where you can find what you need.

The weather did co-operate too. It was a bit raining on Friday, but on Saturday the sun was out for most of the day.

We truly enjoyed our stay and treated ourselves to the best!