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Travel to Antwerp Belgium with me while I bike around to different destinations! I visit some of the city’s main attractions like a Castle, I bike to some great cafes, I try some great Belgian waffles and beer, but most of all I take in the cycling culture that the city has become known for!
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:29 Arriving
0:58 Ride to Coffee
1:30 Coffee Shop
2:13 Tunnel Ride
2:48 Riding out of city
3:27 Find Toilet
3:45 Polders of Kruibeke
4:30 Ferry Ride
5:08 Castle Visit
5:53 City Riding
7:17 Walk & Dinner
7:49 Day 2
8:18 Recap
8:56 Outro
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Insane level of bike infrastructure over there. Now they just need to add more toilets!
I love it! Kruibeke in 2:52 = Cruy-bee-cke 😀
Totally agree on not overstressing your day out with objectives to attain. I believe the best discoveries and greatest adventures are serendipitous, and appear by themselves as you venture into the world with open eyes and an open heart. Good bike infrastructure also helps 😀
Just another reason why us bike-loving Americans really need to move to Europe.
wow, it's really cool to see how you put your video's clips together in one beautiful video. + When you look at Ensors' work it's amazing to see how ahead of his time he really was.
That is the best pronounciation of Kruibeke i've ever heard, you make it sound so cute ^^ – On another note I'd have to shout out taking the fietsostrade (bike highway) down to my hometown of Mechelen, it's a cute historical town and the surrounding rivierenland (riverlands) is great for cycling: from there you could take the cycling path along the canal all the way to the historical university city of Leuven
If you're ever back in Belgium and looking to be more in nature be sure to check out the Kempen and Limburg regions. They have awesome cycling routes!
Super cool video as always! Love the vibe
Another fantastic vid! Editing, photos and brief history! Keep it up.
Hey, I really like the video, thanks for making it! 🙂 just a small correction: at 2:20, you're cycling in the "Kennedy fietstunnel", not the historic "Sint-Annatunnel". The latter is almost 100 years old and has the authentic wooden escalators, maybe something for next time? 🙂
HAMBURG Germany in May!
Copenhagen is an awesome biking city, if you haven't already had the pleasure then definitely put it on your list.
Very nice to see my hometown like this!
Pretty sure you passed my house. You touched on the better spots in antwerp definitely! Butchers coffee is a staple here, nice to see someone not doing the touristy things and just enjoying the scenery. We don't have that much 'tourist' exhibits, when visiting antwerp the best is to just take it easy and enjoy the locals. Thanks for the info on the first picking of the coffee beans! Didn't know that!
The restaurant is probably Camino in Antwerp, I recognise the plate.
Must be nice to have a government that actually works. We can't get a budget passed just to keep our government open.
Great video. I live in antwerp, it's always fun to see our city though different eyes.
Bike is gorgeous… so is Belgium…
You took the wrong tunnel. St. Anna's tunnel is way cooler, with antique wooden escalators, you passed the entrance at 6.01 in your video… What a pity.
The central station is probably my favorite building in Belgium. Glad you took a few moments to appreciate it!
Sick! I’ve been waiting for part two! This was great, thanks for sharing your travel with us!
I really enjoyed your video! You could have a look at cycling through our Hageland.
You can also visit the Sven Nys Cycling Center, Sven was one of the best Belgian cyclocross riders. There are multiple cycling routes starting at this point.
Greetings from Belgium 😊
"this small city" she says… Antwerp is the biggest city in Belgium.
3:11 I work very close to that military base but I take the “voetgangerstunnel” instead of the St Anna tunnel
Beautiful video so lovely you gave Belgium a chance also great to see you visit my hometown Kruibeke and checking out our polders.
Love this! Gets me excited for cycling and city exploring. My partner and I have had a few weekends in Paris over the past few months and we think you would love it. Great cycling and so many cool places to explore.
If you think the bike infrastructure here is impressive, you absolutely have to go north to the Netherlands! It's literally the best in the world up here. Utrecht in particular has amazing urban planning and bike paths, and my favorite medieval city center ive ever been to. So glad to live here.
Overall very lovely video, I love your style and commentary!
😂😂😂You really butchered Kruibeke. Antwerp is the greatest city in the world!
Check out Leuven. A town whose world renowned university is celebrating its 600th anniversary this year. Lively student town, bike friendly and hilly countryside nearby.
Great video and narration. Totally got me excited to go visit someday. The perfect video after my ride today while on the couch with a coffee. Hi from Oregon!
Beautiful city. When you arrive by train the station alone is an iconic European station that's is hard to beat for design and artitecture. Then yo walk out the doors and all the diamond 💎 shops. So much to do and see.
Actually really funny to see someone on youtube cycling to the to the town I live next to. If you ever need a cycling tourguide in Belgium, let me know 🤠
I did not see "Kruibeke" coming lol, 9150 represent!
for the Netherlands and Belgium the app "hogenood" works the best for toilets that are open for public.
I'm from Antwerp. We have safe and comfortable cycle lanes but I'm a little surprised you didn't get annoyed by the traffic lights. They suck big time.
There is no such thing as European cycling, there is the Netherlands, than a huge gap, after that parts of Belgium, Denmark and Germany, and then there is the rest were cycling is mostly for recreation and sport. I love Belgium, but not for it's cycling infrastructure, and the roads aren't great for cars either.
And I have to be even more pedantic:the St. Bernardus you had is not in fact a trappist beer. (Authentic trappist beers have to be brewed by trappist monks, inside the abbey.). Tasty stuff, yes, but not an authentic trappist.
Pedantry aside, very nice video.