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Antwerpen, Belgium day 2 - Sint-Anna tunnel & walking tour!

Our second morning in Antwerpen after breakfast it was time for Sint-Annatunnel. You go in in this building here And down the original wooden escalators! These were clanky and loud, but I have never seen a wooden escalator before so it was fun Then about a 10 minute walk through the tunnel To the other side And up to the surface. I hadn't noticed before, but there are no bridges across the water in Antwerp - just some tunnels! This is the pedestrian one and there are a couple for cars Views of the city from the left bank The tide was out so there were lots of mud ducks! There is not a lot on the left bank (seemed to be mostly residential), but there is a park along the water and this open-air beacon and buoy museum And a new robot friend! Open air museum After hanging out on the left bank for a bit it was back to downtown I forgot about t