On April 30th I took a short day trip to Ghent, a canal city much like Bruges but bigger and less touristy. I did enjoy Ghent, but Bruges still wins for me - can't beat the Old Chocolate Factory's hot chocolate. Ghent is most definitely worth the trip, but if you have to be choosey with your Belgian cities, then you'd best go with Bruges.
Belfry (bell tower) of Ghent
Werregarenstraat: Ghent's graffiti street
Clark Kent went to Ghent
Unfortunately I did't keep track of the name of this church... but there was a really cool flea/antiques market going on inside. I'm going to miss having markets of all kinds around every corner when I leave Belgium.
Clock tower of the former post office
St. Bavo’s Cathedral
The crypt of the church houses the famous Adoration of the Mystic Lamb painting - I didn't see it, but what would this post be without an educational fun fact?
Some artsy exhibit set up in one of the Cathedral's rooms. No name to report, again, my bad.
The Gravensteen: a castle originating from the Middle Ages
You know you're in Belgium when ^
Amsterdam or Ghent?
Not a lot of "tourist talk" this time around. This post was more for sharing pictures. Ghent was very pretty and I really enjoyed my time there. Two different antique/flea markets were going on that Saturday in the city - so I was a happy camper even with the grey skies. Hope you enjoyed this peek at Ghent; thanks for reading :)
- Alexandra
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