My Whirlwind Europe Tour -10th to 20th Aug (Antwerp)

Continuing with my recent trip to Europe....
My colleagues and myself took the train to Antwerp....after a morning of hectic Buying. Another Supplier....another Buy for the next season. The train ride was uneventful with one colleague busy on his phone and the other reading a book and listening to some music on her ipod. I was more engrossed in the passing towns....countryside flashing past. The journey was about 2 hours from Amsterdam Central Station to the Antwerp Central Station.

Antwerp Central Station

Reaching Antwerp......tired, cold, sleepy.....we checked into "Crowne Plaza". For food we decided to go out of the hotel. There were a couple of suggestions for a nice restaurant......but we decided to go to the place which was a touristic favorite...."Shadow of the Cathedral". I guess the association with the majestic Cathedral that was there holds a fascination with all tourists hence the popularity. Unfortunately for us we were a little too late and the Chef refused to entertain us. We had to make do for our dinner that night in another restaurant in the same vicinity. The Tuna Salad with the French Fries on the side was awesome! The Cathedral looked real majestic in the night all lighted up. Unfortunately, my phone camera seems to have only captured my dinner! No photographs of the Cathedral!

It sure had a fancy sounding name in the local language for the "Tuna Salad"!

Due to our busy schedule, didn't see much of the city except the market when we were visiting stores. The old horse drawn carriage was a sight to see. Cheap and smoke free mode of transportation!