belgium

26 April 2016 - Tuesday morning, Bob walked down the stairs and I took the elevator we had breakfast. green tea Belgian waffles Our room was on the water side, so we could see the ducks swimming around the edges of the marshland. We saw ducks, and a swan and also some birds I have...

barge tug Tug Red buoy storm clouds storm clouds over the river burning off gas Dinner was a Belgian dinner I had the Belgian endive salad with glazed walnuts and blue cheese, asparagus soup and mahi mahi Belgium endive and walnut salad Wild Rice and Tropical Salsa (in the Mahi...

Now to get back to the ship. War Memorial - Antwerp City Park Boula theater I had the foresight to have the plan of the day which had the address where the ship would dock, but that was a long dock and he kept going to the edge and the ship would not be there. Hetsteen - youth theater...

When the cab came, he didn't speak much English, but as long as I had got to a warm place where I could sit comfortably, I decided to see if I could get a photo of the Central RR station. I showed him the photos and he was entranced and asked if he could take a photo of them with his phone. He...

They picked us back up after the house tour and we continued walking. It was better weather now - the sun was out although it was still cold. Tree in bloom Advertisement for a furniture store We walked through another building which the guide wanted to show us. approach chandelier...

Then we went into the garden Rubens' garden Pagoda in the garden Blooming wisteria and I took photos of the scaffolding and the details of the house. There were two sections to the house and they were two different architectural styles - one half had scaffolding on it. Scaffolding on...

We also took a day trip to Antwerp street scene - Antwerp and we visited Ruben's house Statues at Ruben's house Stained glass detail and the zoo. Mural in the zoo Male peacock from the front Peacock from the back Our family outside the museum in the zoo Antwerp RR station 1950...

In 1950, my parents took us to Europe. To save money my mother and my sister and I all were on the same passport. I'm on the left - age 12. My mother is in the center, and my sister is on the right - age 10. My mother had her 41st birthday on the trip. Our passport picture. My mother...