April 2023
This trip took place as part of a Benelux euro-tour for my birthday, during which I visited:
Sinsheim - Karlsruhe - Ausfahrt - Luxembourg - Namur - Liège - Brussels - Dunkirk - Antwerp - Leidschendam - The Hague
Antwerp was supposed to be all cool and Dutch, not poor and French.
We arrived at a parking lot, 6 euros per day. At the machine you have to enter the car number. We wrote "CZ" at the beginning of the number, wonder if they'll slap us with a fine.
Reviews for this parking lot said "photographed the cranes, can move on." Ironically, that applies to all of Antwerp
The whole city is port-themed - it's one of the biggest ports in Europe
Traffic jams in the city, but lots of pedestrians and cyclists. From crazy news - mopeds were riding on bike lanes.
At the tourist center you can go up to the roof for free
Street sign
Historic center looks like Prague, lots of people wandering aimlessly
Central square traditionally under euro-renovation
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Rubens House under euro-renovation
Center - dull
Tired of such centers
Tram
Kitty
Also visited my first red light district here. At noon the picture is this: 1 street, Chinese diner at the start, kebab at the end. On the street exclusively men around 50 years old. Below, behind windows are women, some dressed more, some less. The less attractive, the less clothing. The whole process is maximally depressing
So better to just walk around the city
We went into a museum
And congrats - this is the most depressing museum in the world
Only decent exhibition, but I have more on my website
Entrance fee 12 euros. 7 floors of pure depression: ship models, shit, sticks
The only plus - top floor
Which, you won't believe, is free, and you don't need to buy a ticket for it
Conclusion about Antwerp: photograph the crane, take a piss and move on