Antwerpen, Belgium
Antwerp is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Antwerp gained fame as the center of the diamond industry and its legacy for its fine arts.
Belgium as a country is famous for its Belgian beers, Belgian waffles and Belgian chocolates.
Belgium has three (3) official languages: Dutch (Flemish), French and German. It also has three regions through Constitutional reforms in 1970s and 1980s, a compromise designed to minimize linguistic and cultural stress. The three regions are Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels.
Wallonia has five provinces namely Walloon Brabant, Hainaut, Liege, Luxembourg, and Namur.
Brussels, the third region, functions as a Single capital region administration.
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| Grote Markt |
Belgium's official name is Kingdom of Belgium. Belgium is a constitutional, hereditary and known monarchy. The Kingdom of Belgium has a king and queen. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde married in 1999 and have four children namely Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore.
In Belgium, the king has limited power. Parliament and Prime Minister is voted by the public since Belgium is a democratic country.
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| one of the Belgium-Netherland border, after crossing the street you have set foot to another country |
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| Park Den Brandt |
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| an underground restaurant in Antwerp |
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| MAS Museum as background |
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| biking in Grote Markt |
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| spring in Antwerp |
The top ten attractions in Antwerp are:
1. The Centraal Station
2. MAS Museum where you can see the whole of Antwerp
3. Het Steen
4. Vlaeykensgang, a hidden alley, type "Oude Kornmarkt 16" on google map and it will take you here
5. Cathedral of Our Lady and in front of it is the Nello and Patrasche statue
6. Zoo Antwerpen - just go outside the Centraal Station and you'll get here
7. Grote Markt
8. Plantin Moretus Museum
9. Red Star Line Museum
10. St. Paul's Church
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