How to Visit Antwerp (Belgium) in ONE DAY! City Tour!

It is our last day in Belgium and we almost didn't make it to Antwerp!! The locks in the river were broken and we could not get through. So AmaWaterways came through and made it to where we would not miss our port! They took us to the city by bus and we still were able to do a guided walking tour of the city. But, they also gave us 50 Euros for lunch and arranged it so that we could sample Belgian chocolates, Belgian waffles and Belgian beer for free! Also, with our ship card we were able to see the inside of the cathedral after mass was over (since it was a Sunday).
The walking tour was interesting and informative and we were able to see parts of the city that dated back to Medieval times and learned that Antwerp was one of the richest cities in the world. Also, I found it interesting to see that the very rich could be buried inside the cathedral, the rich buried in front and the poor in a field... which is now where the Christmas Market is held.
Once on our own, we wandered the city for a bit until the restaurant opened that was to give us our beer samples since we had decided to eat lunch there as well. That food was amazing!!! Jason had rabbit stew and I (Alisa) had a beef stew. Both were simple but extremely flavorful! Oh, and the beer was pretty great too.
We had a great day in Antwerp and have decided that we must come back to Belgium for more!!
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[@Dutchbelg3]

Antwerp my home city! In the cathedral there are 3 paintings on display from Peter Paul Rubens each worth 20 - 30 million Euro (about the same number in USD). He painted the women as they liked them at that time: Rubenesk - stocky round figured people 🙂

[@kayschwarz2765]

Very nice informative podcast over Belgium. Greeting from the Netherlands.

[@TropicLuv]

Very hospitable of your cruise line to make the amendments they did to your travel! Better than most, would do. 👍👏

[@EECCTravels]

Absolutely! It was great not to miss this port!

[@conniejohnson9005]

I hope you do more river cruises, this has been amazing.

[@celiaburrell438]

My 2 favorite families are doing ship touring together ❤️

[@ynys_mon6928]

Have you thought of trying out a narrow boat hire on the British canal system? You have to operate the locks yourself. Or, if you want to avoid locks, hire a boat on the Norfolk Broads. My husband and I fell in love with the Broads and after hiring for several years have bought a share in a boat. One of our fellow shareholding families is from the US. They travel over every year for their time on the boat. It’s a magical place!

[@EECCTravels]

We had never heard of the narrow boats until this year. Hey, we are up for pretty much anything 👍

[@EssayEmB]

I hope you two do a river cruise on the Douro (Portugal). Crazy locks on that trip… thanks for the entertainment!

[@lorettachapman4244]

Beautiful tour!! Good food and beer!! And of course CHOCOLATE!!!

[@harrietgeesey2822]

The series has been awesome. The way you both describe everything & the history you seem to absorb. Never pictured myself on a river cruise but you guys & Dee & Jay may have just changed my mind. Love you guys! Harriet in PA

[@EECCTravels]

Do it! You won’t regret it!!

[@harrietgeesey2822]

Just curious, can I plan something like that with you, when the time comes? Even living in PA? We've planned most trips thru our local AAA but they are getting a bit lax as far as looking out for new adventures & group trips.@@EECCTravels

[@EECCTravels]

@@harrietgeesey2822 you bet! I have clients in all 50 states. Just let me know when you’re ready! My email is [e-mail].

[@kimproffer9456]

I’m really enjoying this series and seriously enjoy all of your videos so much!! ❤❤

[@bernievandewalker1420]

Really enjoyed this series because of all the details you shared about the cities.

[@yogerke]

On the Rhine river we went through 11 locks! So interesting

[@kathe992ilo6]

Excellent as always.

[@EECCTravels]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@GlobetrotterGranny]

Howdy from Wisconsin! Love seeing your perspective on these fascinating places!

[@MichelleGuiheen-fe2oi]

Love love love your videos. Def putting a river cruise on bucket list 🥰

[@WolfgangMotif]

Your videos are always great! Thank you for taking us along. ❤

[@richardmerriman4347]

Google 5 rise locks,Bingley west Yorkshire.There are 5 locks stacked up the hillside after you've already passed throw 3.Also you have to operate each one manually,now that is hard work 😊

[@Jefferson_starkid]

It's funny that for 'De Rooden Hoed' you actually switched the syllables around :p It's pronounced like 'De Rohden Hood' kind of, not 'de rooden hod'. Love to see you guys enjoying my city!

[@PickledHam]

Congratulations on reaching #9 for the TOP 10 Cruise KZbinrs !! Yeah!! way to go!!! First I've heard about this channel. I subscribed.

[@EECCTravels]

Thanks for following along 😃

[@onthegowithyolo]

Love it when I am the only one who likes a treat! In this case beer! Glad you enjoyed.

[@barbarashuster9029]

On our Rhine, Mein, Danube cruise we went through over 80 locks.

[@user-cj8mw6bg4m]

Absolutely loving the UK and Europe cruises you are doing lately!👏🏽👏🏽

[@alej8902]

Love it! ❤

[@jennifertriesthat]

Loved the video!

[@teresalewelling7318]

Thank you for sharing this with me. I just love it.

[@juliedailey7436]

Because of your river cruise videos I have been looking into doing a river tour here at home in America. Live your videos!!!

[@EECCTravels]

We will be doing a US river cruise in 2024 👍

[@dylanseaman5163]

Thx as always

[@lindastover9541]

Great video ❤❤❤❤

[@user-ml8gs9xd7f]

My 2 friends have just come back from a Danube river trip , the crew ripped of the steering gear in a lock and the people were stuck on the boat for 2 days and received £2000 in compensation.

[@EECCTravels]

Oh my goodness!! Too bad they didn’t do as Ama did and make arrangements to keep the ports.

[@user-ml8gs9xd7f]

​@@EECCTravels They also damaged the ramps so no passengers could walk off .

[@BeckyPoleninja]

Next time in the UK, you should.d hire a narrow boat and sail the canal system.You would be able to use the lock systems yourself

[@saffiesesay3063]

I am born in Belgium Antwerp ❤

[@99Moonbeam]

We love river cruises, never had a bad experience yet. I think a smaller passenger load makes a big difference.

[@toyawomble2810]

Thank you. Your videos are so, so informative. I think I’m going to put a river cruise on my list, hopefully 2026. When the time comes, I will like you to help me plan it 🥰

[@EECCTravels]

I will be here when you are ready 👍

[@kjellmyraas6552]

Are you doing a river cruise trip that sound really fun

[@EECCTravels]

Yes this was part of our 7 day river cruise with AmaWaterways.

[@theon9575]

I'm just being a picky foodie from the Netherlands 😋 .....but may I ask, are sure that was a rabbit stew that you ate in Antwerpen? Could it have been hare stew, more likely in the Netherlands since hares are more common? (Genine question ;-)). Hare tastes different from rabbit, with more the taste and texture of "game".

[@jeannebasanez7427]

Poor bunny!

[@tonybarde2572]

You forgot to see Nello and Patrasche

[@kathyslocombe1182]

Your videos are always so full of historical commentary. I've watched your videos up to this point in the series and loved all of them. But, I'd like to make one comment. It looked to me, and I stand corrected, that this was an 'industry' cruise...for travel consultants. We were on a Viking Rhine river cruise last year and the food didn't compare to what you have enjoyed. The entertainment...DJ music, dancing, didn't happen. The late night 'buffet' was non-existent. I'm wondering if they put out the red carpet for travel consultants to market Ama Waterways. I hope I'm wrong but if I ever did another European river cruise, and it is as is portrayed in your videos, I would choose Ama Waterways and not Viking.

[@Liamshavingfun]

I guess if your poor then you don't get any markings. Also, I guess no one's family is alive to care about who is buried under there in the poor graves. I want to know if he drank all the beers? Poor rabbit. 😢

[@yogerke]

Europe seems to have the best hot chocolate

[@EECCTravels]

Oh my yes!!!

[@anniedonnelly7416]

Not mad, just confused. How do you like bread and not beer?

[@EECCTravels]

Oh those are two totally different tastes!!

[@brrrrharrr]

lol... antwerp is a funny word

[@flitsertheo]

According to a legend the name refers to "hand werpen" or throwing hands, in this case the cut off hands of an evil giant, Antigoon. In reality its origin would be the much more mundane "aanwerpen" or docking (ships).

[@d.avraba889]

Oh.. the food is so not kosher!!

[@BUY_YOUTUB_VIEWS_g0g68]

the motivation you give is amazing

[@user-gg5to8by7p]

Are you crazy eating rabbit?