This is a FYI for Jules - my fitbit has buzzed me 3 days in a row! You better get your "walk" on! 😰
Today we took a tour to Antwerp. It is the second largest city in Belgium and the 3rd largest port in Europe. Antwerp is a Flemish community and their primary language. Our guide told us that Flemish is their first language, English their second, German their third, & if they feel like it, French is their 4th. 😊 Antwerp is in the north of Belgium. The guide told us the north & south of Belgium don't care for each other. Hmm...that sounds a bit familiar! I was just happy to hear English was their second language. Yesterday when Carol & I were in Bastone, we were all but grunting & pointing since no one in the bakery spoke English. We should have taken that as a sign we didn't need to be eating anything, but we didn't. 😊
Much of our time in Antwerp was visiting the Cathedral of Our Lady. It is a beautiful church and has a collection of 4 Peter Rubens' masterpieces. The Antwerp painter was a proponent of the Baroque style.
Tomorrow we are off to Amsterdam.
Pictures are:
Castle in Antwerp - on the left you can see the old city wall
You can see more of the old city wall with a modern building right next to it
Cathedral of Our Lady
Raising of the Cross by Rubens
Descent of the Cross by Rubens
Cathedral of Our Lady
Building built in 1591 - you can see the year in the building
I love old doors!
Another informative post with lovely photos! Gotta say I'm into the architectural porn - probably healthier than food porn... ;)
ReplyDeleteI am with Marcie!Love the Rubens and the church!Why can't the North and the South get along anywhere?
ReplyDeleteAlso,I had 14,000 steps today!!!I knew you would beating me walking all over Europe!Go for it!!
Just one thing...........If it ain't Baroque.......don't fix it!LOL!