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July 05, 2007
Travel. DM in Antwerp
Travel. DM in Antwerp: It's another Dork adventure. A few weeks ago we invaded Antwerp and Brussels in Belgium. It was a great trip. The people were friendly. The fashion was on point. The history was fascinating, and the food was out of control. Who could hate on a place known for its Fries!
While we were there, a close friend took us to a park dedicated to murals and graf. It was stunning to say the least. At the cross section of modern and traditional architecture lies an explosion of color that radiates with expression. There's no way to articulate its size or impact. Check out the pics below and see for yourself.
About Antwerp
The city and municipality of Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen (help·info), French: Anvers) is a centre of commerce in Belgium and the capital of Antwerp province, in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions. Antwerp's total population is ca. 461,496 (as of January 2006) and its total area is 204.51 km² with a population density of 2,257 inhabitants per km².
Antwerp has long been an important city in the nations of the Benelux both economically and culturally. It is on the right bank of the river Scheldt which is linked to the North Sea by the Westerschelde. Antwerp's seaport, one of the world's largest and after the port of Rotterdam the second largest in Europe, has a high level of cargo shipping and oil refineries traffic. Families of the large Hasidic Jewish community have traditionally controlled Antwerp's global centre of the diamond trading industry, although the last two decades have seen Indian and Armenian traders become increasingly important.[via]
A park off of Munthof in Antwerp
Posted by taj at July 5, 2007 12:25 AM