Easter Weekend in Antwerp

We spent Easter weekend in Antwerp. Here are the highlights!

We walked to the stop near our house to hop on the train for the 1 hour ride to Antwerp.
Antwerpen-Centraal Station



Antwerp Zoo
Waiting for the tram

Old Town Antwerp
Taking the old wooden escalators down to the Sint-Anna Tunnel below the River Scheldt.
Last night in Antwerp 

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