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 up for an event.
I’d like to think that centuries after fortunes were won and lost, the floor of furious trading becomes a fund-raiser for a drug treatment center with the DJ getting the crowd into full boogie with Blondie singing, “They say the best things in life are free, but you can give it to the birds and bees—just give me MONEY!”