Bob and I went to Antwerp on the 14th of September. We met some friends there to celebrate the chinese Moon Festival. This is the first time we have gone into the town, ususally, we just drive by on our way to Nederlands. Antwerp is a very nice town... you should see all the diamond stores!!!! Anyway, it was Sunday so we could go even window shopping but there is a street near the Train Station where there were several stores. Diamonds are pretty but I love other stones more, Blue Saphires, Rubies, Blue Topaz, etc etc etc. Actually, anything that I would be given would be well received! LOL - This picture above is in front of Central Station which as you can see (a bit anyway) it is being renovated.
The picture on the left shows a Marian statue. They are around a lot of the buildings and private homes. The statue is on the corner of the building/house and it protects the family or people inside the building. The other picture, on the right, is a bit of the Cathedral of Our Lady. It can be seen from afar high above all the roof tops of the city. The front of the Cathedral is masive and it is joined by several buildings. The building of the Cathedral was started in the 14th century!
This is just a little clip of a "parade" of old vehicles. Don't know much about them except they were Datsuns. Some of them really need to be either worked on some more or completely retired. We were going to a Chinese restaurant which is on the street where all the cars were coming from, China Town.
