American Alimentation and Annatunnel at Antwerp

Last week we learned that there is an American Food Store in Antwerp.  It's a bit of a drive, but we thought we'd go check it out last Saturday.

It was hilarious how excited my kids got about seeing Twinkies--especially since I never buy them.  It was neat to see things we don't see here!  The prices were high (2.50 Euros for 1 box of Macaroni and Cheese), but at least I do know where I can find cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, and other things for Thanksgiving.

We then looked for something else to do in Antwerp and found a cool attraction:  Sint Annatunnel.  It's a pedestrian tunnel that goes under a river.  You have to take 2 long escalators to get down to the tunnel and 2 more to get back up.

Ben and the kids going up

They were built in the 1930s, and they're made of wood!

At the other end of the tunnel, we came up to a beautiful park area with several playgrounds.

The girls on the teeter-totter

Another playground had a neat Viking-type ship and beach sand.  There were also anchors, buoys, propellers, and other objects I didn't recognize sitting around.  We tried to get a nice family picture in front of one of them.  They weren't too nice, but here they are anyway!

Then it was time to go back through the tunnel.

It was a fun trip!