Mike Michels
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Here's to the legend! Such a wonderful story from what I remember of it. In short: the hands of a tyrant giant were cut off and thrown into the river. Apparently, this is how the city got its name. Antwerpen is a derivation of Hand Werpen (Hand Throwing). The sport never really caught on and did not make it to the Olympics.
The statue (fountain) shows us the guy throwing away one of the hands. Another popular reminder of the story are the chocolate hands sold in many shops here. Belgium is famous for its chocolate. Antwerp for the hands. One and one makes two.
Many tourists come here to take pictures of the lovely square with its old buildings, great statue ans lovely atmos. The statue is often covered in children climbing it. Hopefully, you will be able to take a picture without all those unwanted others on it.