On Saturday the 30th of May, the Exotische Markt or Exotic Market at Theaterplein in Antwerp reopened. It had been cancelled for some three months as a coronavirus COVID-19 countermeasure.

Markets are highly regulated now. A maximum of fifty vendors, social and/or physical distancing. The usual.

So what is the result? A stretched out, thinned out market. With an official entrance and an official exit.

I went just after 8AM and it wasn’t crowded. I bought some waffles from my ex Wes. Haha! He runs Wafeltjes van ons Bomma, Grandma’s Waffles.