| Page Views: 1,187 Last Visit to Antwerp: August, 2005 | ANTWERP VT MEETING - August 3, 2005 by LoriPori - last update: Dec 9, 2005 |
RAIN RAIN GO AWAY -- WE HAVE A VT MEET TODAY Wednesday, August 3, 2005
Our VT meeting began at the National Scheepvaartmuseum. After some of us went through the museum, we then began to walk to the Market Square. Well wouldn't you know, it got very windy and started to rain. We headed for an outdoor patio with huge umbrellas and thought we would be dry. But Noooo! A river of water went by under our feet. We could even see leaves floating by, powered by the current of water. We had to laugh and despite the deluge we had a wonderful time. When it finally stopped we ventured out again and managed to get a glimpse of the Stadhuis and Market. We caught a bus that would bring us to Miniatuurstad -- a miniature version of the city of Antwerp which was very interesting and then headed for the meeting place for dinner -- T'Pakhuis. |
|  | A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ANTWERP The city of ANTWERP , a great city in Belgium, is located on the Scheldt River, close to the North Sea. Besides being the most important center of business in Belgium, Antwerp is also famous for its cathedral and art treasrures. The great Cathedral of Our Lady is one of the largest in Europe and has a spire 400 feet high. Inside the cathedral are some of the great paintings of such famous artists as Rubens and Van Dyck.
Diamond-cutting is one of Antwerp's biggest businesses. Here, rough diamonds are cut and polished by skilled diamond-cutters until they become the brilliant shining stones that we see in jewellery stores. |
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evaanna Fri Sep 4, 2009 12:38 UTC
Antwerp looks like a great city with so much to see. Loved the cathedral with its excellent lacy decorations and the Guild Houses. The legend of Brabo is most interesting. | jumpingnorman Mon Jul 20, 2009 08:05 UTC
My wife would love this ANTWERP MINIATUURSTAD since we saw a similar miniature city in Australia (Cockington Green) and she likes little houses...and I on the other hand love Maritime museums and big market squares...Norman :) | lynnehamman Tue Apr 7, 2009 01:34 UTC
Excellent page,Lori. The saga re name of Antwerp is very interesting story.Diamond-cutting is done here for De Beers, andprobably most of the world, as you point out. Lovely architecture with pics to demonstrate. | mallyak Tue Apr 15, 2008 23:20 UTC
Greta pics and tips Lori-our last stop on our forthcoming europe trip.And nice to see you as the featured member! |
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