From 31 May, today, to Sunday 2 June 2024, giant balloon animals are on display on and near Antwerp‘s high street the Meir. Yesterday morning, King Kong, a tiger, an octopus and pink elephants were already on display. In total, there will be balloon animals on eight locations.
Month: May 2024
Hong Kong & Macau in 4 days
It’s been a while since I used a travel agent to plan a trip. But a major travel agent in Belgium posted a deal one can’t refuse in a newsletter in June 2023. Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific and three nights at the four-star Park Hotel Hong Kong in…
ANTWERP | Zuidpark now officially open
As the works for the construction of the third and final part of the Zuidpark or South Park on the Gedempte Zuiderdokken (Filled Up Southern Docks) in Antwerp are as good as finished, the City of Antwerp and municipal real estate agency AG Vespa opened the park officially with an opening party on Friday 17…
REVIEW | SNCF TGV inOui from Paris-Gare-de-Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
Six days. Five overnight stays in five cities in Spain. Lunch in Paris. Stopover in Barcelona. Then Córdoba, Seville, Granada and Málaga. An Andalusia Whirlwind Tour where we visit the Mezquita and the Alhambra. We’re touring Andalusia in October 2023 to follow the trend of travelling to hot spots outside summer, as we did with…
ANTWERP | Murals in Voetgangerstunnel repainted
The frescoes or murals halfway St. Anne’s Pedestrian Tunnel have been repainted. “Here you are halfway”, one mural says. The other shows sea god Neptune and two mermaids
REVIEW | Punta Cana Airport Lounge
It´s autumn 2023 both my boyfriend Sam and me have a few days off of work together. Sam would like to catch some sun and warmth before the darkness of the winter truly sets in. being November a cruise on the Mediterranean would be a bit too chilly, in Greece most interesting hotels are closed….
Future of Stadsschouwburg Antwerp City Theatre to be examined
The City of Antwerp orders the start of follow-up studies for a future vision for the Stadsschouwburg or Antwerp City Theatre and the site on Theaterplein.
ANTWERP | Archaeological exhibition ‘Seven centuries of FALCON’ during Archeology Days 24-25-26 May and later
The archaeological exhibition ‘Seven centuries of FALCON‘ in the Felixatelier in Antwerp provides an overview of the successive excavations in the building block behind the Falconpoort or Falcon Gate on Falconplein, where archaeologists discovered traces and finds from the past seven centuries. A selection of seventy finds offers visitors the opportunity to become acquainted with…
HONG KONG | Ngong Ping 360 and The Big Buddha or Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island
It’s been a while since I used a travel agent to plan a trip. But a major travel agent in Belgium posted a deal one can’t refuse in a newsletter in June 2023. Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific and three nights at the four-star Park Hotel Hong Kong in…
New facade lighting for Antwerp Opera House
Last week, the City of Antwerp inaugurated the new architectural lighting of the Antwerp Opera House. The customizable LED lighting makes the monumental building stand out even better.
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