First things first: wishing you all a happy, healthy, joyful New Year! A year filled with joy and hope, a year plenty of dreams and projects, new horizons to discover, old and new friendships to cherish…let’s raise our glass to that!
Speaking of raising glasses, at Antwerp city brewery ‘De Koninck’ they take that quite literally!
You can discover the history of this working and iconic Antwerp Brewery through an interactive and unique tour. Without spoiling to much of the fun in case you have a visit planned soon, expect to be immersed into the world of hops and malt, make a fun delivery drive through Antwerp’s city center and get some first hand juicy stories from the brewery owners…oh and there’s plenty of beers to taste too of course!
Apart from the beer the brewery site houses some great food concepts, stores, restaurants and bars that make any foodie drool: from recently Michelin-rewarded ‘The Butcher’s Son’ to Cheesemonger-shop by Van Tricht, Jitsk chocolatier and many more fun projects and concepts.
‘Tastemakers’ and the brewery teamed up and an urban beekeeper takes care of the beehives installed in a beertank on the parking lot… that’s around 160000 very ‘beezy’ workers producing some runny yummy honey!
And if you thought women and beers didn’t match…
…but you’re wrong, cheers to you Josephina!
Ingrid
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The Back Road Chronicles 
Spooky.
I’ve never uttered the word ‘Antwerp’ in my life. Until this evening, two hours ago. A friend met a man last night in London at a party. They clicked. He lives in Antwerp!
I click on your post – you talk of Antwerp!!!!
It’s a sign. I shall follow your posts 🥂
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Oooh I have that all the time, life and coincidence play some strange tricks with our mind sometimes…thanks for following and all the best wishes for 2018 of course✨
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Perhaps I look for them – I ‘see’ connections that maybe are not really there!
But I find it fun.
You too – I hope this year brings you much happiness x
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bedankt voor dit tripje.
Van: a little bit of Ingrid Aan: birgitmichiels@yahoo.com Verzonden: zondag 31 december 17:39 2017 Onderwerp: [New post] Raise your glasses…Happy 2018! #yiv2379787208 a:hover {color:red;}#yiv2379787208 a {text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc;}#yiv2379787208 a.yiv2379787208primaryactionlink:link, #yiv2379787208 a.yiv2379787208primaryactionlink:visited {background-color:#2585B2;color:#fff;}#yiv2379787208 a.yiv2379787208primaryactionlink:hover, #yiv2379787208 a.yiv2379787208primaryactionlink:active {background-color:#11729E;color:#fff;}#yiv2379787208 WordPress.com | alittlebitofingrid posted: “First things first: wishing you all a happy, healthy, joyful New Year! A year filled with joy and hope, a year plenty of dreams and projects, new horizons to discover, old and new friendships to cherish…let’s raise our glass to that!Speaking of raisin” | |
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Dear Ingrid, I wish you and your family and happy and healthy 2018 as well. Love your New Years Eve post, hope you had a great time celebrating “Sylvester” as we say in German. Waving from the Allgäu, enjoying my last days in Germany. “Talk” to you soon!
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🥂😘
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Many thanks Kathrin and of course to you and your loved ones wishing a year of good health and joy, many bright stars and few clouds✨😘 learned something new when we were in Aachen…shipowners wishing us ein guten Rutsch, loved that, so hope your Rutsch together with family and friends was a great one and safe flight back😘
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Ingrid, my wife and lived in in Eindhoven for three years in 1997-2000. We traveled quite a bit and loved Belgium and The Netherlands. You posts bring back warm memory’s of our time in Europe. After Eindhoven, we lived in China for a number of years. Pls continue to enchant me with your travels!
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My Nederlands is heel roest, but I will enjoy your followers nonetheless.
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Dankjewel David 🔝
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Veel dank!
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Glad you have such lovely memories of your stay in ‘De Lage Landen’ 😉
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Veel dank!
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I loved Antwerp but missed the brewery – must go back!
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Now you have a reason to🍻 2018 puts baroque and painter Rubens in the spotlight so lots of cultural things happening this year too😉
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