Day 17 – Antwerp
Originally published on September 17, 2025 I was up before sunrise and slipped out to the Grote Markt, the main square framed by the Renaissance-style city hall and the ornate guild halls that once housed…
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Day 16 – We Travel to Ghent
Originally published on September 16, 2025 We left the hotel bright and early at 7 a.m. and hopped the subway to Antwerp Central Station—truly a masterpiece in its own right. Built in 1905, this ornate…
Day 15 – The Halfway Mark in Antwerp
Originally published on September 15, 2025 We left Dinant this morning and pointed the car north toward Antwerp. A couple of hours and far too many construction zones later, we finally reached the city. The…
Day 13 – Collegiale Notre-Dame & The Dinant Citadel
Originally published on September 13, 2025 The other part of our day was spent taking the cable car up to the Dinant Citadel, a far better option than tackling the 400+ steep steps. Perched high…
Day 13 – Adolphe Sax
Originally published on September 13, 2025 Today we hung around Dinant and enjoyed a more relaxing day. The inventor of the saxophone, Adolphe Sax, was born here in 1814, and the instrument has become a…
Day 12 – We Make it to Belgium
Originally published on September 12, 2025 We left Cologne at 8 a.m. and headed toward Belgium. We thought we might stop in Namur, but once we reached the crowded city we realized we didn’t have…