Graffiti Art Park - Some of our European friends would be rolling their eyes that after spending two days in Antwerpen these are the photo's that I decided to post. In truth, Antwerpen is a beautiful city with a great blend of old architecture, cobblestoned streets, and ultra modern office buildings. We had a wonderful time exploring. There were so many restaurants to choose from that we decided to "graze around" and just ate appetizers at 5 different places one evening for dinner.
Of course, Beth and I are always trying our best to get off the beaten path and see how the locals really live. We discovered this little park just south of the historic center....not on any tourist map. It's set in a mix of older buildings and looks like it is actually formed over a demolished building site. It did have grass, but there were many brick foundations scattered about. The city must encourage graffiti here, because every square inch was painted. We spent nearly an hour wandering around the murals and trying to figure out each artists message. Some of this work was incredible! I took a particular interest in the bottom painting. Something about the futility of the snowmen trying to cross the water to be with the woman, and her apparent lack of fear or encouragement hit home for me....Beth - can you explain that one for our readers ? ;-)
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