OUR *SLIGHTLY CURSED* TRIP TO ANTWERP 🇧🇪 ❤️

In this episode, Michelle and Alex explore the food scene in Antwerp (and see some sights!), starting with authentic Flemish cuisine like freshwater eel and stoofvlees, Belgian chocolate (of course), and smos, a deliciously messy sandwich popular in this part of Belgium.

Episode 168 · Filmed on April 3 and 11, 2025 · Antwerp, Belgium

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0:00 Introduction
0:45 Antwerpen Centraal is GORGEOUS.
1:16 Is this really a thing here? We don't know
1:58 Yep, it's an eclair
2:38 Soooo... round two when?
2:56 The Chocolate Line
3:26 An Alex vs. Michelle competition!!!
4:07 Let's start with Michelle's box
4:48 And now, Alex's box
5:50 And the winner is...
6:25 Antwerp vibes
6:51 Life is like a box of chocolates
7:26 Ciro's (an authentic Belgian brasserie)
7:48 Paling in 't Groen (freshwater eel)
9:12 Stoofvlees (Flemish stewed beef)
9:50 We forgot to rate the food
10:13 Seeing the sights in Antwerp
10:32 There's some drama in Belgium
11:31 Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal
11:59 Brabofontein
12:58 Panorama at Museum MAS
13:49 Deli Box (frituur or snack bar)
14:07 Fries with andalouse sauce
14:31 Fries with mayo, hehe
14:53 Our first broodje smos
15:57 Broodje smos Mexicano
16:34 Should we be rating in waffles?
16:51 WOW, that place was great
17:37 We can't leave without a Bolleke
18:00 Our thoughts on Antwerp
18:39 Wrap up

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In 2020, we quit our jobs to travel the world, and... well, that didn't happen. So in 2022, we decided to make an even BIGGER change: to pack up our lives (and our cats 🐈) and move to the Netherlands from Austin, Texas (in the United States). Subscribe for new videos like this every week!