My mom and I went to Antwerp for the day back on August 28th. It was beautiful!!! This Dutch speaking city of Belguim is the birthplace to Peter Paul Rubens, the home of two of the oldest printing presses in the world and a Gutenberg Bible, and once held it's ground as the wealthiest city in Europe.
It is located in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions, and is only 1 hour from Rotterdam by train. It is located on the river Scheldt which is linked to the North Sea. It had three major booms during its "golden age" the first from the pepper market, the second by American silver coming from Seville, and a third on the textile industry, and it is now home to a surfeit of expensive clothing boutiques and fancy restaurants. The language spoken here is Dutch, although with a slight variation from how it is spoken in Holland, and it has a large French influence. Traveling a bit further to Brussels, the language switches over to French.
It was a great place to spend the day walking around. This time we didn't climb any towers. :)
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