After all who doesn't love to travel?!
On the 30th October 2015 I boarded a plane with my family and headed for Antwerp. Being honest I wasn't entirely sure what to expect from the place as I have never been anywhere in Belgium before. My parents have been numerous times and they absolutely love it! I always wondered why they enjoyed going here as much as they do, but from my four days here I now understand why!
When we arrived we got the train from Brussels Airport into the city of Antwerp. After what seemed like a 5 minute journey we got off at Antwerp's Central Station and there is only one word to describe this building, beautiful! My pictures really don't do it any justice! It was just stunning! I went to New York a few years ago and absolutely loved Grand Central Station, this one reminded me of there. I don't know why but I love pretty train stations.... and cobbled streets with trees, leaves and cute shops!!
I should probably invest in a camera, but for now my trusty iPhone5 will have to do...
My first day in Antwerp was a bit of a blur as I was exhausted from my middle of the night alarm! For future reference booking flights that require bus journeys at 2am are not the best idea! Anyway on to day two!
Day two was my kind of day as it mainly consisted of shopping! We went to the market directly outside our hotel, had breakfast and began our day of shopping! It may or may not have taken me a full day to find a new winter coat.... oooops! I blame 'The Meir' and it's wonderful options of shops for this! 'The Meir' is the name of the main shopping street in Antwerp. It's home to a variety of shops including Zara, Bershka, Forever 21 and many many more. This day was also Halloween and my daddy's birthday and we went to the nicest Chinese restaurant I've ever been too for lunch!
Definitely the poshest shopping centre I've visited!
Day three...
The day we all became the typical tourist and explored the city... Again we visited the market outside our hotel, got breakfast and then we rented bikes for the day! This was much more fun than I expected! We rode around the streets of Antwerp and to the Port of Antwerp. It was again another beautiful landmark! I was actually proud of some of the photos I managed to take!
I could have spent my whole day sitting right here... The views were so pretty
Day four was our last day but we had an evening flight which was handy! We fitted in a few bits of last minute shopping and had lunch at the same Chinese we had on our second day! Before I knew it, it was time to catch the train back to the airport. I thoroughly enjoyed my short break away and I cannot wait to visit this beautiful city again soon!
This was a long post for my first, if anyone actually happens to be reading this then thank you! I hope you enjoyed my attempt at a blog post 😁
Em x
