Middle of March I have a conference in Amsterdam and need to arrive on Wednesday but have booked a flight taking me there the Friday before so I can take a photographic side trip with my 4x5. I have decided not to transit to another city from Schiphol and also not rent a car so will travel by rail from there. I initially had planned on taking the train to Paris and still might since it is only 3 and a half hours from Amsterdam Centraal to Nord. I have been to Paris 3 times but never with large format. In Paris I would have 4 whole days and can imagine walking all over the city with my relatively light Ebony SW45 plus my usual 90/150 two lens kit and the tripod. I intend to use up my remaining Quickload/Readyloads a mix of TMX and Velvia. So packing 100 sheets should be light enough.
Anyway my question is: how about Belgium? I have been to Brussels twice and on the way the train made a quick stop at Antwerp and I thought the architecture is marvelous just from peering out the window. I have done some research and holiday makers recommend Ghent, Bruges and Antwerp. I will have 4.5 days and since I shoot early I will need to do overnights in these cities. How should I plan this trip? Which city should I plan on spending the most time? I appreciate any comments and recommendations even if not for France or Belgium but I will stick to the rail. I hope middle of March won't be too cold or wet in Europe. Thanks!
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