After the MSK we walked into the old city center to see some of the sights, wandering generally. The next day, after visiting St. Bavo's and the Ghent Altarpiece (next post), we did some more wandering. I've compressed both days' wanderings into one post, noting that blogposts from previous Ghent visits in 2013 and 2015 can be found using the search box. It's a beautiful old town, the city itself an education and tech center, larger and more varied than Bruges.
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In a large city park near the MSK, a grotto and water feature
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| And art nouveau bandstand |
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| Among Ghent's many churches and towers |
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| City hall |
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Ghent has two rivers but no canals, and thus is not among the 38
European cities that call themselves "the Venice of the North" |
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| In a sculpture shop we admired, The Blue Poodle Gallery |
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| The old meat market (note smiley facade) |
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| Among several art nouveau structures we saw |
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| Ditto for art deco |
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| Interesting hotel seen from the tram |
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Waterzooi, a Belgian sort of bouillabase, my lunch on one of our
two days in town; a once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing |
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| West facade of St. Bavo's cathedral (next post) |
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| More art nouveau flourishes |
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| More Flemish flourishes |
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| Revisiting the graffiti alley |
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On a huge old square; that's the socialist party building
headquarters in the background; very French-looking |
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| Panning around the square |
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| Street scene |
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Neptune presiding over the entrance to the old fish
market |
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| The impressive old city castle |
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| Kayaking on one of the rivers |
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Charles V (or Charles I if you're Spanish) was born in Ghent
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| Another day, another chocolate/strawberry/cream waffle |
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| Beautiful old town, Ghent |
1 comment:
I want a waffle just like that one!
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