Day: May 3, 2026

Here are some photos from today’s ramble.

Is there a better way to spend a wet Sunday than finding a museum with an excellent collection of Old Masters? Yes, Ella, says there are countless ways, few of them ending upstairs avoiding the grasp of a red-walled exhibition. But to be in Antwerp and miss out on, say, Jean Fouquet’s  “Madonna”? Sacrilege! There she…

From the old stock exchange, we wandered the wet streets in the rain to the KMSKA (Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp). What an eclectic mix. Old masters, modern masters, a Dali triptych thrown into the mix and an exhibition called “In Full Bloom” where those displays were mixed in with everything else.

Today was a rainy day. Our good weather karma has come to a halt but I can’t complain. Since we landed in Belgium almost 2 weeks ago, we’ve had nothing but glorious blue skies, temps in the 60s, creeping up to the low 70s. But today, I had to dig my rain jacket out of…

Walking in the rain this morning, a light sprinkle, was pleasant. Not so much traffic.  Less people on the street.  Belle Époque buildings. Market squares. And Handelsbeurs Antwerpen, one of the earliest of the world’s stock exchanges going back to the 16th century. Entrance to Handelsbeurs Antwerpen We ducked inside to take a look. They were setting…