02 —Personal

An Antwerp weekend

18 October 2025 · Antwerp, BE

A weekend trip to Antwerp together with my girlfriend. We discovered the beauty of Antwerp while enjoying the architecture, pralines, jazz and nights. A very special memory caught on my Sony.

03 —Photos

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Antwerpen Centraal — clock and gilded crest above the ANTWERPEN sign

Two dark wood chairs against a curved plaster wall, soft daylight from the corner window

Open kitchen with concrete counters, wooden cabinets, a tray of eggs and a trailing plant

Ottolenghi SIMPEL on a wooden plate rack, beside stacked ceramic plates

Polished concrete wall of the shower, brushed-brass fittings

Unmade bed and a sheer curtain glowing in the morning light

My girlfriend in a cream scarf walking under a vast autumn tree, leaves on the path

Flamingos in the zoo, glimpsed through autumn foliage

Two windows wrapped in pink and yellow flowers, a street lamp lit at midday

Green storefront of Luddites Books & Wine, flowers spilling from the brackets above

Ivy and a lantern wreathed around the carved Luddites sign

Café Recup window — pendant lights, banana plants, a couple at the counter inside

Café Recup sign lit under wrought-iron balconies, fairy lights below

The green Café Recup awning seen from beneath, bulbs strung across the entrance

Golden hour on the Carpe Diem bakery door, lettering catching the late sun

Carpe Diem after dark — warm interior glow spilling onto the cobblestones

Stained-glass Chocolate Nation portal at the entrance to the Belgian Chocolate Experience

Cobbled lane at night under the Gerda de Vry goldsmith sign, lanterns and a candlelit terrace

The two of us in the Airbnb, leaning in over the camera screen

Dim red-lit corner of a small venue — drum kit, Chimay crate, someone reading in silhouette

Two plates of greens with feta and dates, two glasses of white wine, candles between them

Tea lights and a glass of white wine on a brass shelf, robe hanging beside

Wide tub against a concrete wall, candles on a shelf, two white robes hung beside

Tub by the window with city lights beyond, pampas grass in the corner

Brass tap pouring water into the tub, a single candle on the rim, city bokeh outside

Two glasses of white wine and a candle on the tub edge, towel draped over the side

A handwritten thank-you note to Thomas, the host, on the wooden kitchen table

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