Antwerp afternoon
Breakfast in Ghent
After two days in Ghent, I was indecisive about where to go next. Bruges sounds like a beautiful place and I had a few recommendations there, but I also heard it is crowded with tourists. I considered taking the train to Ostende to see the North Sea but my friend and I were planning on going to Dieppe over the weekend. In the end I chose Antwerp.
Arriving in Anywerp
I had a slow start that morning, but it was an easy trip since Antwerp is just a 45 minute train ride from where I was staying in Ghent. Antwerp has more of a bigger city feel than Ghent. I wasn’t in the mood for another museum. I ended up passing the afternoon wandering around the old city.
Probably one of my favorite parts was exploring the Antwerp train station.
I don’t know if I made the best choice for my day, but I suspect I just needed a bit of a break from sightseeing. I still ended up walking over 7 miles.
The next morning I had to get up early and get to Brussels, so that I could take the Eurostar back to Paris Gare du Nord, make my way to Gare Saint Lazare, and meet my friend and her dog to take the train to Rouen. That itinerary probably sounds hellish to some people (5 different trains including transfers) but I enjoyed it. I had plenty of time between stops and I love the spirit of riding the train.
