just across the river, a stone's throw away from rossi's bonnefanten museum, government house and the mecc (home to tefaf, the world's greatest art fair) is the brechtstraat/b with its antique print & bookshops and galleries. ...
When coming from the railwaystation, walk straight into the faubourg of Wyck. On Saturday mornings there is a 2nd hand market opposite the station, good for local nitty gritty of the past 100 years -- books, records and pubsigns. ...