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Advantages: Some interesting, unique and very unsual places to see and venture into Disadvantages: Not a major city for things to see and do
a selection of eateries and post-card shops and other essential establishments. There isn't a plethora of tourist shops in the city, and those few that do exist stock pretty much the same things at the same prices, so there's no real need to shop around unless that's something you enjoy doing. Though it's suposedly the city of diamonds it's possible to spend several days there without seeing any of the sparkly things unless you keep your eyes peeled, and just because so many of them pass through the city doesn't mean you'll get them cheap.
Off Meir a little way is Rubenshuis where Rubens lived and painted for the last years of his life from 1610 to 1640. He's one of the city's most well-known exports and as such a great deal of work has gone into restoring his house into its former grandeur. Entrance fees reflect those of many other art ...
zoe_page 08.04.2006 (26.06.2006)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Antwerp (Belgium)
Advantages: If you want mussels there's plenty of choice at Bacino Disadvantages: Think twice about trying 5 different types
I have an on-going debate with my Belgian colleague Joep about who and what Belgium is famous for. We've done the 'Name 10 'famous' Belgians' challenge a dozen times and even tracked down the 'www.famousbelgians.net website to substantiate some of the names were weren't too sure about. But one thing we both agree on is that it's easier to think of famous foodstuffs for which Belgian is renowned. There's the chocolate, the zillions of different beers, the outstanding national skills with chips and my favourite - mussels. Everyone has probably heard of Jean-Claude van Damme - the man nicknamed the muscles from Brussels. This review is an account of my hunt for the mussels of Antwerp.
I go to the lovely old city of Antwerp every couple of months and I usually call my friends Alex and Katya to arrange to see them and to go out for dinner ...
I'm lucky to have friends, Alex and Katya, who live in Antwerp and when I visit the city for work, I try to meet up with them to play with their very fine Persian cat and go out for dinner. They have been living there for a couple of years so by now they know where's worth a visit and I've not been disappointed with any of their choices. Just before Christmas we set out to find some dinner and Katya and I decided we wanted mussels. Our craving drove us to stroll around the town centre until we found Het Vermoeide Model where we checked the menu boards outside to confirm the presence of mussels and headed in.
First Impressions
Entering the restaurant was like stepping back in time. The ground floor had a small room with bare brick walls, a complicated looking sink and beer tap to one side and a staircase heading to the first ...
