Antwerp
Entering upon our last week of class, we visited Antwerp today. The first thing we visited in the city was the Tower connected to Our Lady’s Cathedral. We got the unique opportunity to enter the tower and get a guided tour the structure. We climbed around 500 steps to reach to the top. While climbing the stairs we stopped at various intervals seeing the different sections of the tower. Upon reaching the top we entered into the level where carillon was situated. Our tour guide explained us the entire functioning of the instrument which I found very interesting. Additionally, he also played a piece for us. It seemed like a lot of hard work to play such a complicated instrument. There were over 20 bells of varying sizes and weight that he would play in one piece. Also, the weight of the bells meant that he needed to be strong enough to play the instrument. It was definitely an experience that I know I would cherish for a long time to come. J
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