The Adventures of Molly and Tyler: Week 20 Aug 24-30

This week we had a very special visitor, Aunt Amy! Amy was headed to Amsterdam to board a river cruise, and she decided to stop in Antwerp to see her favorite niece (and nephew). Molly picked her up from the airport on Wednesday morning and brought her to Antwerp. We did the normal Antwerp musts and went to the town hall and main square (where there was a random antique market), explored a few chocolate shops, perused some clothing stores and of course sampled Belgian beer. We had a delicious and VERY filling dinner at an Antwerp local favorite restaurant and enjoyed a good day with family. Amy had to leave on the train on Thursday and Belgium did not disappoint and displayed its lovely rainy weather before she left. We are so glad that she got to visit on her way to Amsterdam.

Molly and Amy

This weekend we spent as much time as we could outside. It was a beautiful weekend, and we know those days are numbered before it becomes rainy and cold all the time. On Sunday, we drove out to Oostende. Oostende is on the coast of Belgium and it is the main place Belgians head for a day at the beach. We decided to go spur of the moment, and we now know that is probably not the best way to plan for Oostende because EVERYONE was there. It took us close to an hour to find parking and once we did, it was a mile from the boardwalk. And of course it was lunchtime. We would equate Oostende to the Jersey Shore. There is beach but it is covered with people and the boardwalk is no different. Getting lunch was quite the adventure because we had to wait for the guy running the sandwich shop to finish flirting/making-out with his girlfriend. After lunch we roamed the shore but it was too cold to do anything more than dip your toes in the water. We are curious to explore the coast and beaches of Belgium more in the future.
Oh, and even though we will be far away from the action, you better believe we will be wearing orange next Saturday. Go Vols!