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den Artist, Antwerp

Tonight we were out to another fine restaurant called den Artist. It was full, noisy and fun.

Don ordered Moule and Frites (a bucket full of Mussels and fries). Carole ordered some kind of spicy meatballs and vegetable dish and Lucille and I ordered the half roast chicken with applesauce and mini salad.

The 3 ladies shared a carafe of white wine and it was delightful.

Once again we were full but had to order the crème brulee…well we did! Oh, did I tell you they also had that silly French coffee? hahaha  yup they did and I did.

Trendy area that the tourists don’t normally get to. Too bad…they are so super great.

 

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More Shopping….Actually…..Walking!

We finally get it! Carole is trying to kill us. Only joking…..but we left here by cab at 9:30 a.m. as we had an appointment that took about 45 minutes and then we started.

We walked and we walked some more and then finally found a lovely bistro to enjoy a sandwich and a soda. After that the three of us (sans Carole) went into the Rubens home and gallery. This artist fellow ( from the 1600’s)  must have been quite wealthy….the home and gardens were very beautiful. Only cost 8 euros.

We left there looking for a place to have a coffee. I will let you in on a little secret. You have to have Carole be your guide and she will walk and walk and walk before we finally say  we were looking for coffee` and,  oh yeah, around one more corner and down the block we find one.

You won’t understand the practices here. Order a drink and it comes with a cookie. Order a drink at a chocolate shop and they put a chocolate on the tray. If they like you (and I think he did) he came with a tray of 12 different kinds of chocolate. Sorry, Suzanne, we ate them all. Now I feel guilty and went inside to buy some more. 21 Euros later…..yeah I know….

Went into a few of the higher end stores, all the while walking…….and then settled down for a waffle (4 sharing), a cold drink and after sitting for  awhile just people watching and chatting, we got up and – oh yeah- walked some more.

We are now at home, bent but only a little broken, until we go out for supper. Only 1 more day here….tomorrow is Carole`s birthday.

 

 

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