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Dear Ben & Jerry’s
Posted by roanne in Antwerp, Belgium, Ben & Jerry's, Food on May 22, 2009
My open letter to Ben & Jerry’s 
Dear Ben & Jerry’s,
The delectable taste of your ice cream that I once ordered during my stay in Belgium hasn’t sunk in yet. I know your ice cream tastes like heaven, especially that chocolate brownie fudge, which the beautiful ice cream vendor dubbed it as one of your specialties. I am fervently hankering for more. Too bad, I can hardly spot even a pint of tub today here in the Philippines.
It’s going, going, gone. The only time I scored a pint was last year in Rustan’s department store. It was much a pity that during my indulgent search for a tub of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, only one flavor was left. So, without any choice, I took the cinnamon-flavored ice cream and relished the tub back at home.
How I wish, akin to DQ and Haagen Dazs, that you would soon have a stall here in Manila, so I don’t have to go back to Antwerp just to grab one of your mouth-watering treats. I wish you would have not just one, but a variety of flavors of ice cream, in every specialty grocery store here in the Philippines.
XX,
Roanne
*Giddy as a child to see Ben & Jerry’s in Antwerp 
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More of Antwerp Travels – The Central Station
In addition to my previous post about the zoo and some fascinating architectures I saw, let me share you more of these awesome architectures.
One most of the most distinguishable objects found in every Belgium’s train stations is the clock. There’s this piece of elegantly displayed tick-tocks in one corner, embellished with ornate Neo-Renaissance arches and pillars.
Architecture-wise, I found this one very fascinating. It’s pretty much a mixture of old and new architecture, although the pristine qualities strongly stand out. Newsweek even considered this one as the 4th most beautiful station in the world!
Here’s some of the train station’s history from Wikipedia:
The original station building was constructed between 1895 and 1905 as a replacement for the original terminus of the Brussels-Mechelen-Antwerp Railway. The stone clad terminus buildings, with a vast dome above the waiting room hall were designed by Louis Delacenserie and the vast (185 metres long and 44 metres high) iron and glass trainshed by Clement van Bogaert. The viaduct into the station is also a notable structure designed by local architect Jan Van Asperen.
Moreover, there are two classes when riding a train: 1st class and 2nd class. I didn’t notice a major difference from both classes except from the chairs, since I incidentally rode on 1st class on one of my ventures (ha-ha, not my fault if almost everything’s written in Dutch and French, and I don’t speak the language)! Then, the conductor courteously told me that I’m riding in the 1st class, where I should be in 2nd.
Anyhoos, here are some pictures to tour you around Antwerp Central Station.
*Just arrived!*
Human Statue aka Nostradamus (-:
Posted by roanne in Antwerp, Belgium, Personal Moods, statue on April 13, 2009
And so, I allowed myself to drop a penny for a minute of amusement. All I can say is, “Dank je” (‘coz it’s one of the few Dutch words I know).
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