antwerp

Dear Antwerp,

you are a masterpiece. Created by Rubens and van Eyck and Bruegel and Adriaenssen, your streets are silent and dark.

I want to cross under the river Schedlt and think about your past. I see you from a distance and I see you close, the beauty of yours is all the same, no matter the perspective. You are home to fashion one of a kind, you let the creative minds of Dries van Noten and Ann Demeulemeester thrive and grow. Now it's time for you to get something in return.

People respect your tranqulity, they do not rush, they ride their bikes and take the trams and move slowly with clear minds. I was one of them for a while and back in London it is not the same.

I want to come back to be part of the way you embrace the history and novelty. There is something dated and fresh about you at the same time. This contradiction makes me understand why did I feel with you beside like never before. Cheesy, but true, you are exceptional.

See you soon and never change,

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