It was fun poking around in Antwerp yesterday, but we did a little research to day trip for our next day in Belgium. Lier is actually really close and cheap to get there by train. Mom and Dad have evidently been here in the past, which I had remembered, but there is a lot of Lier sounding names in this area, so I wasn't sure. Right at the train station, there is a spot to rent some bikes for cheap (5$ for the afternoon). We took a quick spin through the center of town, then headed out on the bike trails along the river.
It was great to be out on a bike again. The scenery is always interesting and you can cover a lot of ground. At roughly the half way point, we stopped in Duffel for some lunch. Bread, cheese and some deli meat today from the supermarket. Great quality as always. The last leg into Mechelen isn't the greatest; along a busy road, but you still learn as you go. Brewery Het Anker has evidently been around since the 1300s in some way shape or form. Good Belgium beer again- we sampled a flight of 5 different beers ranging from a pilsner to a fruit beer. I'll be happy to be sipping with the states beers again, but it's certainly nice to see how other countries do it.
Once back in Lier, we had to chase down some more Belgium chocolates. When in Rome? The place was all dressed up for easter. The had 2 ft high chocolate bunnies and bowls and bowls of smaller eggs and other themed chocolates.
For dinner back in Antwerp, we looked up a more traditional Belgium place near the Cathedral; Bomma. Kate had some trout, I had a rabbit stew. Very good, possibly my favorite of the trip thus far. All in all, a good stay in Belgium. It's hard to top biking to Leiden or wandering the canals of Amsterdam, but it was worth coming down here for a couple days.
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