January 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic is still very present, as are coronavirus countermeasures. Museums are open though. So I found it appropriate to visit the Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp. The subjects? The Red Star Line, migration and emigration, travel and hygiene and diseases. Topical, don’t you think?
Month: March 2022
ALLEMAAL ANTWERPENAAR | Antwerp launches campaign to motivate citizens to stand up against discrimination and intimidation
Under the umbrella slogan ‘Allemaal Antwerpenaar‘ – ‘All Antwerpians‘ – the City of Antwerp launched a campaign to thank citizens to stand up against discrimination and intimidation, to motivate people to speak up and to stand up and providing tools to do so.
ANTWERP | Museum Vleeshuis up for restoration
The Museum Vleeshuis located in Antwerp‘s former Butchers’ Hall – Vleeshuis literally means Meet House or Hall – is getting ready for a renovation.
The Dwarfs of Wrocław
Autumn 2021. In theory we could travel to other continents, but destinations we had in mind such as Japan or the United Kingdom were impossible to plan ahead. Instead we organised a rail trip to Eastern Europe, travelling to Berlin, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Karlovy Vary, Pilsen, Bratislava, Poprad, Vienna, Linz and Salzburg. By travelling to Germany,…
ANTWERP | Renovation of Scheldt Quays between Sint-Andries and ‘t Zuid
As with the rest of the Antwerp Scheldt Quays, the area between Sint-Andries (St. Andrew) and ‘t Zuid (The South) is being renovated. hat is the area on the Scheldt between the part that has already been redeveloped and Sint-Michielstraat. These works will end in the spring of 2023, AG Vespa has announced.
The return of a Brussels – Luxembourg – Strasbourg – Basel train?
In the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, some dream of a renewed direct train connection to Switzerland. Basel SBB Railway Station isn’t that far away from Luxembourg. It could be a night train or a day train, both originating in Brussels.
JAPAN 2013 | Kyoto’s Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
2021. In our Grand Scheme of Travels, Danny and I had planned to be in Japan with Michel. Quod non. So let’s go back to March and April 2013, when my sister Florence, her husband Kenneth, my nephew Leo and my niece Isaline travelled to Tokyo, Hakone and Kyoto. The classic intro to Nippon and…
ANTWERP | Bonapartedok to become centre for water sports and recreation
The City of Antwerp launches a market call for the commercial implementation of the Bonapartedok in the Eilandje neighbourhood of town. It should become a centre for water sports (literally) and recreation.
REVIEW | Restaurant SELSation in Hemiksem
In February, Bert and Wim took me to their favourite restaurant: SELSation, in Hemiksem.
ANTWERP | Darklands 2022 set to go ahead as scheduled on 4 to 9 May
After a cautions new year’s message, Darklands has changed its tone on social media, showing confidence.