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I just read S. Ryan Edgar’s article “Pulling Out All the Stops on a Self-Drive Tour of Europe” (Jan. ’11, pg. 35) and would like to add some comments on driving that his article didn’t include. I rented a car and drove from Paris to San Marino to Andorra and back to Paris over five days, Nov. 13-18, 2010.
Except for a stopover of a couple hours in 2008, a week-long visit to London, Sept. 14-21, 2010, was our first time there since 1997. My wife and I noticed a number of changes.
In the Eilandje district of Antwerp, Belgium, Museum Aan de Stroom (MAS), or Museum on the River (Hanzestedenplaats 1, Antwerp; phone +32 3 338 44 34), will open May 17.
The new home for the collections of the Ethnographic Museum, the National Shipping Museum and the Folklore Museum, it will have exhibits showcasing the port city’s relationship throughout history to the rest of the world. (An information point is currently open.)
In 1610, artist Peter Paul Rubens rebuilt to his own design a residence in Antwerp, Belgium. Now a museum, Rubenshuis (Wapper 9-11, Antwerp; phone +32 3 201 15 55) will host “Palazzo Rubens — The Master as an Architect,” an exhibit on his architectural accomplishments, Sept. 10-Dec. 11, 2011.
Among some 50 items will be architectural prints and writings and works by Michelangelo, Guilio Romano, Van Dyck and Jordaens. €8-€10 ($11-$14); free on last Wednesday of the month.
Report from India…
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