June 2024. For our first visit to the United States of America since the COVID-19 pandemic, we flew to New Orleans via London Heathrow with British Airways. After two days of exploring NOLA, Amtrak‘s Crescent overnight train brought us from Louisiana to New York, where we we stayed one night only before flying home.
Tag: Park
GERMANY | Exploring Bonn in North Rhine-Westphalia
In late 2023, Dennis had the idea to visit Bonn in North Rhine-Westphalia for its Christmas Market. A good idea. We chose Bonn over Cologne or Aachen, as Cologne’s – and Aachen’s – Weihnachtsmarkt is a mass tourism event. Even if Bonn used to be the capital of the German Federal Republic when it was…
ANTWERP | Preliminary draft Kap Groen Hart approved
The Council of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Antwerp has approved the preliminary design of Kap Groen Hart (Green Heart Hood), which is the additional 2.5 hectare logging of Ringpark Groenendaal. In addition, the preliminary design of Ringpark Groenendaal was also adjusted north of the Luchtbaltunnel, as the Ring is no longer constructed…
City of Antwerp buys De Blikvelden in Hoboken
The City of Antwerp is buying 1.65 hectares of nature on the Lageweg. The so-called Blikvelden have been accessible via the Frieslandstraat since 2021. The purchase is part of the Lageweg project: the site is centrally located in the project area and is necessary for the realization of a large future park. The Council of…
ANTWERP | Approval of final design phase 1 Merksemse Tuinen of Ringpark Groenendaal
The Council of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Antwerp approved the final design for phase 1 of the Merksemse Tuinen or Merksem Gardens of Ringpark Groenendaal – you guessed it – Merksem . As with Ringpark Het Schijn, construction can start earlier here too, namely in the autumn of 2025.
BERCHEM | Second phase of Brialmont Park completed
The second phase of the construction of Brialmont Park in the Antwerp district of Berchem is complete, the opening party took place on Sunday 15 September 2024. The two parts of the large park, Wolvenberg and Brilschans, were given new places to stay on the water, new park paths, comfortable connections for cyclists, new play…
ANTWERP | Upgrade for Koning Albertpark triangle
Flemish tram and bus company De Lijn, the City of Antwerp, the Roads and Traffic Agency or Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer (AWV) and Water-link signed a cooperation agreement for the upgrading of the environment of the King Albert Park (Koning Albertpark). This ambitious project includes a series of planned interventions and an integral design plan…
ANTWERP | Start of preparatory works at Ringpark Het Schijn
In May 2024, the preparatory works for the construction of phase 1 of Ringpark Het Schijn have started. The works will take place in Deurne between the Lakborslei, Ten Eekhovelei and the Schijn river. This involves the relocation of the dog walking zone, the demolition of the structures in the allotments, the safe closure and…
Hasselt Highlights
April 2024 was cold and wet. For Antwerp Pride Magazine, I went to Regenbooghuis Limburg to interview the people of Roze Bink. But as I had to travel to Hasselt anyway, I thought it was a good I do to get there early and explore the capital of the Belgian province of Limburg.
ANTWERP | Steytelinck Castle in Wilrijk to contain brasserie and banquet hall
AG Vespa has found a new operator for Steytelinck Castle in the Antwerp district of Wilrijk. The building will be renovated into a brasserie with accompanying banquet hall, which will open next spring if everything goes according to plan. This summer, visitors to the park will be able to enjoy a summer bar.