Uniquely situated, this charming hotel is the only hotel on the banks of the Scheldt ... more
River. Enjoy bright, simple rooms and studios with a great view, at competitive prices.Located in the old town centre, the Hotel Antigone offers a convenient base for ...
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Advantages: Timeless theme of resistance to political authority, continuation of Oedipus, great dramatic language Disadvantages: No real 'tragic hero', not much action
After unintentionally finding that Aeschylus? Seven Against Thebes formed a logical continuation of Sophocles? Oedipus Rex, I was pleased to discover the latter?s Antigone completed a trilogy of sorts, dealing with the same themes ? the curse of Oedipus and his descendents. Of course, it isn?t a proper trilogy, it?s not even by the same playwright. What?s more, Antigone ? although in the mythological chronology last ? was written prior to Oedipus Rex. That?s the advantage with dealing with well-known mythological themes. It?s like writing about the death of Christ, and then about the nativity.
The plays aren?t intended to go together, and it?s no real disadvantage not to have seen/read Oedipus Rex first (specially as most people know the basics), but they do naturally complement each other and will probably be better approached in ...
Advantages: Nice bright conference room Disadvantages: Desperately in need of refurb and NEW reception staff
The Ramada in Antwerp is based in a rather striking mirrored building but delivers rather less than the sparkling exterior would suggest. I've stayed there several times and always come away thinking that just a little more effort could make this into a pretty nice hotel but I can't imagine that happening, mostly due to the rather dour attitude of the staff.
Customer Service? What's that?
On my most recent visit, I arrived by taxi from Brussels airport, squeezed myself and my wheelie-bag through the rotating door, was as always impressed by the nice looking lobby and then brought quickly back down to earth by the utter indifference of the reception staff. I waited for a ridiculously long time whilst the receptionist held a convoluted conversation with an elderly lady in front of me. Despite leaving the desk and popping into ...
Advantages: If you want mussels there's plenty of choice at Bacino Disadvantages: Think twice about trying 5 different types
. On my last visit they told me they will soon be moving back to the UK so I'll be able to see them more often but it means my future visits to Antwerp for work will see me sitting sad and lonely in my hotel room. Since this was our last opportunity to fulfil our search for that very Belgian classic dish, mussels and fries, we headed into the city to look for dinner.
Our previous mussel hunt in December had been unsuccessful. Lured into a restaurant by the promise of shellfish we were disappointed to find a mussel-free zone. So this time we took no chances and chose Bacino, a restaurant where Katya had eaten mussels several times before and where they specialise in these little critters. I'm not frightened of seafood but I do think that mussels are best eaten in restaurants that turn over a lot of them and are used to dealing with these ...
