...but that isn’t where we went next. We got up bright and early to head to Antwerp instead, with lots of sleeping on the train. A bit too much sleeping on the train, in fact, as my coffee ended up alllll over the seat. Good thing I was wearing dark colors! I sure hope no one with white pants came to that seat next... But funny enough, at that very stop, two girls got in the compartment across from us while I was trying to clean up the spilled coffee with tissues. Five minutes later, her juice spilled all over her bag, and I was much less embarrassed. And was able to offer her some tissues! Apparently we were clumsiness twins destined to meet.
So. The city. Kind of weird. Not having any idea where to go or what to do, we started wandering, and per our amazing luck, wandered straight into the ghetto. After that awkward detour, we stopped for some sandwiches, then found our way into the better part of town, where we found a strangely-placed Disney store (and joked about being a princess and Captain America!) and then found a place with the famous chocolate-dipped Belgian waffles. YUM!
Other than that, we pretty much just wandered around aimlessly... considered going to the zoo, but decided it was too expensive, and so we just walked (and walked, and walked...) across town to the old cathedral and some of the more famous squares. Then we took some more pictures and went back to the station. It might have been better with a guide, but all in all it was kind of a strange afternoon. Based on the strangeness, we decided the day would best be finished with some Belgian beer, which was known to be really good. I can tell you right now, I am now officially spoiled and will probably never drink American beer again. Not that I did much to begin with, but now it will be forever overshadowed. Did I mention you can drink it in public? Very strange to me. But, as it was perfectly legal, we relaxed with our beer at the station, and took a train back to Amsterdam (and slept some more!)
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