Weekend in Belgium - Antwerp Sunday Market

We took the train from Brussels to Antwerp for the day to see what the city of diamonds had to offer.  The train station in Antwerp was one of the most impressive we'd seen in Europe.  

The diamond district is right outside the station and we saw this faux bling adorning a shop sign.

We walked past an urban garden of sunflowers toward the center of town.

We soon arrived at a Sunday market with an impressive array of goods on offer...including live chickens.

One section of the market seemed devoted to birds and fowl.  Check out these lovely feathered fellows.

We also saw long haired rabbits...

...and tons of guinea pigs.

We moved on to a section of the market that featured more food and dress.  We opted to try a suiker wafel which had crystallized bits of sugar inside.

The market sat just outside the Stadsschouwburg Theater.

Fortunately, the sun was shining and we didn't need to pick up a colorful umbrella as we strolled away from the market toward the market square.