Glockenspiel (1)
Actually, the question is if you should call the Hilton another hotel. It is located in the building of the former Grand Bazar department store on the Groenplaats near the Cathedral of Our Lady. It is located on popular sights of Antwerp such as the Vlaeykensgang and the Sint Anna tunnel. It includes 210 rooms.
This hotel, located in a well-known, bustling city, has not stayed a single guest for a long time. The small group of staff is only there to maintain the building. Anna has experienced the change.
When she sees me, she grits a handkerchief out of her apron to contain her tears as she greets me. “It all started, when the secret became known,” she whispers to me. She obviously had to keep this quiet for a long time.
We walk together to one of the many empty rooms on the fourth floor. She looks around if no one can hear us. Most of her colleagues are busy in the hall or mopping the corridors on other floors.
“What do you mean by secret,” I ask softly, when we're in the elevator together. “What happened?’
Very nicely described story with the departure from the Hilton.