01 na 07
Grote Markt (Kasuwanci Mai Girma), tare da Martabar Brabo
photo by Andrew Collins Birnin Belgique mafi yawancin birni ne da ke ci gaba, Antwerp yana cikin yankin Flanders na arewacin Belgium kusa da iyakar Holland, kuma ita ce tashar jiragen ruwa ta biyu a Turai. A zamanin Golden Age na karni na 16, Antwerp ita ce birni mafi girma mafi girma a arewacin Turai. A yau, tare da yawan kusan 500,000 kuma da yawa na kayan ado boutiques, gidajen cin abinci, hotels, da kuma gay cafes, birnin ya ɓullo da wani suna a matsayin daya daga cikin kasashen Turai hippest gay destinations.
Mahimmanci na Antwerp, Grote Markt (Kasuwanci Mai Girma) wani yanki ne mai budewa wanda aka kafa ta siffar Brabo, da kuma haɗin gine-gine na al'ada, wuraren cafes na bude-sama, da kuma gine-gine masu guba, daga wannan wuri, kusa da arewa maso yammacin kusurwar square, ku ga siffar a gefen gaba, da kuma wurin hutawa Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal (Cathedral of Our Lady) wanda ya yi nasara a kan kome a nesa. Bayan inda na harbe hotunan wannan birni na birnin, sananne ne saboda tsarin Renaissance.
02 na 07
Leonidas Chocolates, a kan Hoogstraat a Grote Markt
photo by Andrew Collins Daya daga cikin manyan masu kirkiro na Belgi, Leonidas (Hoogstraat 2-4) yana da rassa a ko'ina cikin ƙasar da kuma a wasu ƙasashe da dama a duniya. Kodayake akwai ƙwararrun ƙwaƙwalwa da ƙari mafi ban sha'awa a Antwerp, Leonidas mai daraja ne mai ban mamaki da farashi, kuma wannan wuri a gefen Grote Markt ya dace sosai.
03 of 07
Boekhandel 't Verschil, littattafai na gay da cafe
photo by Andrew Collins Ɗaya daga cikin wuraren sayar da litattafan GLBT mafi ban sha'awa a Turai, Boekhandel 't Verschil ya kasance tare da babban titin Antwerp a arewa maso kudu maso gabas (a Minderbroedersrui 33), kawai' yan kudancin gabashin gabas na Grote Markt. A cikin hasken haske, sararin samaniya za ku sami babban lakabi na lakabi na gay da na 'yan mata (mafi yawancin Flemish da Yaren mutanen Holland, amma da dama sunayen sarauta a Turanci, kuma), daga littattafai da kuma jagororin tafiya zuwa ladabi da gay nude photo littattafai. Akwai kuma karamin cafe, tare da tebur tare da gefen layin lokacin da yanayin ya warke. Masu amfani da 't Verschil kuma suna aiki da De Onderkant, kantin kayan ado na zane-zane da jima'i, kai tsaye a kan titin.
04 of 07
De Onderkant, tufafi gay da kuma tsofaffin ɗakin talikai
photo by Andrew Collins Gudun da wannan ƙungiyar da ke aiki da shahararren Boekhandel 't Verschil (gay littattafai da cafe) a fadin titin, De Onderkant (Minderbroedersrui 42) shi ne kayan ado na kayan ado da aka fi sani da Antwerp, kayan wasan jima'i, da kuma tufafi na tufafi. Mafi yawa daga cikin jirgi da kyau a ciki fiye da ɗakunan shaguna na gay kusa da tashar jirgin kasa, De Onderkant ya sami daidaitattun daidaituwa a tsakanin haɗari da kuma kwarewa, kuma yana ɗaukar babban zaɓi na birane na musamman, da kaya na ruwa, da kaya, da dildos, gay porn DVDs, accoutrements bondage, da kuma robar roba.
05 of 07
Red & Blue gay disco (da kuma tattaunawa game da sauran gay clubs da saunas)
photo by Andrew Collins Red & Blue (Lange Schipperskapelstraat 11) ba wai kawai birni mafi girma a cikin birni ba, amma mafi girma a Belgium, Netherlands, da kuma Luxembourg. Ginin da ke da nisan kilomita 10 a arewacin Grote Markt yana da manyan abubuwan da suka faru, ciki har da wasu mutane a ranar Asabar da suka gabata, wanda ya fara a karfe 11 na yamma kuma ya shiga cikin sa'o'i, yawanci ana kunshe da misalin karfe 7 na safe. Wannan shine babban abin da ake gani da gani, tsalle-tsalle a cikin yankin, kuma daya daga cikin mafi kyau a Arewacin Turai. Har ila yau, kulob din ya yi ta kashe 'yan wasa na shekara-shekara, ciki har da Circuit a tsakiyar watan Maris, Club Flesh a cikin maris Maris, Kwallon kayan aiki a ƙarshen watan Mayu, Bugawa a ƙarshen Yuni (yayin babban birnin babban birnin Gay Prideut), da kuma ranar tunawa a tsakiyar -November (don bikin bude kulob a 1997).
A ranar Lahadi da dare, sau biyu a kowane wata, Red & Blue yana daya daga cikin ƙungiyoyi masu mahimmanci na yankuna - waɗannan abubuwan sun faru ne kuma suna da kyau kamar Cafe de Love da Cafe deluxe, kuma za ka iya samun ƙarin bayani a shafin yanar gizon su (www.cafedelove.com).
Birnin yana da wasu sanannun gay saunas, ciki har da 't Herenhuis (de Lescluzestraat 63) da Kouros Sauna (Botermelkbaan 50). Kuma zaku sami bitar dan wasan birni da kuma abin da ke faruwa a cikin duhu tare da Van Schoonhovenstraat, a kusa da Astridpleintk daga Central Station. Akwai shaguna da dama da yawa da kuma shaguna a kan titin nan da ake kira Rue de Vaseline (Vaseline Alley).
06 of 07
Casa cafe da gay bar, kusa da 't Verschil
photo by Andrew Collins Cibiyar da ake kira Que Pasa cafe (Lange Koepoorstraat 1) takardar kanta kanta ne ga dan wasan Latin da cafe, kuma yana da matukar farin ciki da sada zumunci tare da wasu raunuka, da manyan kayan wasan kwaikwayo, da kuma waƙa - ku kawai bazai ga kowane Latino a nan. Yana da matukar farin ciki da kuma gayyatar da yake, kuma Que Pasa yana da mafi kyawun ja a garin (kamar yadda aka nuna a nan).
07 of 07
Cafe Confituur, mai cin ganyayyaki da masauki
photo by Andrew Collins Cafe Confituur (Minderbroedersrui 38), wani cafe dapper tare da guga-tin ganuwar da katako benaye. Wannan shi ne daya daga cikin wuraren da aka fi sani da gay a garin don kofin kofi ko wani abincin abincin (karin kumallo, abincin rana, da abincin dare), kuma yana da wani babban titi a kan titin daga gidan littattafai na gay, 't Verschil . Ana gabatar da kome kawai don haka, ciki har da kofin kofi mai karfi da aka kwatanta a nan.