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xolo and bull machin in antwerp 2023

Bull Machin and Xolo in Antwerp

Posted on August 27, 2023August 27, 2023 by Claire

I managed to get to Antwerp for Royal de Luxe this year, and was treated to seeing Bull Machin right outside of the train station when I arrived!

After watching him have his well-earned cigar break for a while, and then meet up with Xolo, I skipped ahead on the metro and picked out a spot on the road to watch the two giant dogs approach, and was not disappointed!

Here are some photos I managed to take of my bucket list day trip:

antwerp train station
Arrived in Antwerp Station
Bull machin cigar break
Bull Machin taking a cigar break right outside!
Xolo leaping
Xolo leaping above the crowd
xolo
Xolo walks down Schoenmarkt
Xolo closeup
Xolo closeup!
Xolos seagull friend
Xolo’s seagull friend!
Bull machin antwerp
Bull Machin follows Xolo down Schoenmarkt
Bull Machin Closeup
Bull Machin closeup! Look at that SLOBBER
groenplaats
Visited Groenplaats
antwerp cathedral
Took a closer look at the cathedral
antwerp cathedral interior
Ended up going inside – so beautiful!
antwerp cathedral windows
antwerp cathedral painting
antwerp cathedral interior
antwerp cathedral glass crown of thorns
grotemarkt antwerp
The Stadhuis of the Grotemarkt was gorgeous – and Bull Machin stopped for another cigar break here!

It was a great day, but if you didn’t catch them in Antwerp, don’t worry – the dogs will reappear in Nantes and Saint Herblain in September! Read more about that in my article here!

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