Friday, November 6, 2009

Antwerp

The train ride from Amsterdam to Antwerp was just over 2 hours. The low country, laced with canals, was quite pretty.When I got out in Amsterdam at the train station, I thought it would be a good place to film a WWII movie.


We had daily meetings in Antwerp so there was little time for sightseeing. I did manage to get lost once in the old quarter on a walkabout before dinner. The second night, the company arranged for a little walking tour of Antwerp, home of Reubens. The theater was quite unique as were the bizarre ghost statues made by some Russian artist working in plastic media. The fact that they are in the courtyard of a hospital made them more eerie.


The highlight of the walk was a story about a guy who liked to go to the pub often and came back rather smashed. He had a special lock made for his house to help him get the key in the door.

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