postcard from belgium 💌 art galleries, bookstores & café hopping in antwerp

hi friends :)

december really snuck up on me this year—it feels like everything is moving so quickly with work, the holidays, and the year drawing to a close. i hope you’re holding up okay during this busy season.

this vlog is a little recap of my sweet belgian escape. i’m still learning the art of vlogging while spending time with loved ones, so this one’s a bit rushed and all over the place. i hope you’ll still enjoy it and maybe discover a few new addresses to visit if you ever find yourself in belgium.
there’s more to come! i also went on a little solo adventure to brussels, and i’m hoping to share that with you in the new year.

if you'd like a less chaotic version, head over to my substack article here: https://amandinebula.substack.com/p/p...

thank you for spending part of your 2024 with me—it truly means the world. wishing you all a lovely new year ♡

until next time,
amandine

✎ chapters:
00:00 intro
01:41 thrift, stationery and bookstore faves
06:50 coffee & art galleries hopping
14:57 more coffee, more bakeries, slowing down with japanese art
16:45 canelés, birthday lunch and immersive light show
19:00 heading back to edi with more canelés

♡ mentioned:
Think Twice - Nationalestraat 81, 2000 Antwerp   / thinktwicebelgium  
We Are Labels - Kammenstraat 43, 2000 Antwerp   / wearelabels  
Wunderkammer Stad Leest - Kleine Markt 14, 2000 Antwerp   / wunderkammer_stad_leest  
‘t Stad Leest - Oudaan 18, 2000 Antwerp   / boekhandel_stad_leest  
Toi Toi Toi - Lange Koepoortstraat 42, 2000 Antwerp   / toitoitoi.coffee  
Stadsfeestzaal - Meir 78, 2000 Antwerpen https://stadsfeestzaal.com/
Bakkerij Funk - Kronenburgstraat 41a, 2000 Antwerp   / bakkerijfunk  
M HKA Museum - Leuvenstraat 32, 2000 Antwerp   / mhkamuseum  
FOMU - Waalsekaai 47, 2000 Antwerp   / fomuantwerp  
Grote Markt
De Slegte - Wapper 5, 2000 Antwerp   / boekhandel_de_slegte  
Ensor 75 https://www.ensor2024.be/nl/splash/en
MoMu - Nationalestraat 28, 2000 Antwerp   / momuantwerp  
Raket - Happaertstraat 26, 2000 Antwerp   / raket_antwerpen  
Luddites Books & Wine - Hopland 34, 2000 Antwerp   / ludditesantwerp  
Nordica 31 - Belegstraat 31, 2018 Antwerp   / nordica31  
Andy Roasters - Amerikalei 82, 2000 Antwerp   / andyroasters  
Ibasho Gallery - Tolstraat 67, 2000 Antwerp   / ibasho___gallery  
Café Canelé - Kronenburgstraat 41D, 2000 Antwerp   / cafecanele.antwerp  
Fiskebar - Marnixplaats 12, 2000 Antwerp   / fiskebar  
Enlightenment - Handelsbeurs Antwerpen, Twaalfmaandenstraat, 2000 Antwerp https://eonariumexperiences.com/antwe...

I was reading Now Go: On Grief and Studio Ghibli by Karl Thomas Smith

♪ music:
Sleep Culture - Marin - https://thmatc.co/?l=C0851BEE
Wedding - The Same But So Far Apart - https://thmatc.co/?l=041994C0
Chilly Vic - enchanted by her purr - https://thmatc.co/?l=C844EFF2
clay house - garden party - https://thmatc.co/?l=907516CF
cold winter breeze - reading time - https://thmatc.co/?l=9AA54FD7
oh, the joy. - 11pm in london - https://thmatc.co/?l=E4BD66B7
wrongnumber - lost in transit - https://thmatc.co/?l=FADE8D31

hi, i’m amandine ☻
· where are you from? belgium
· where do you live? edinburgh, uk since october 2022
· how do you film/edit? i film on my iphone 12 + canon vixia mini x and i edit with vllo

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insta:   / amandine.bula  
substack: https://amandinebula.substack.com/
goodreads:   / amandine_bula  
subscribe:    / @amandinebula  

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