12.29.11
Posted in Travel Log (N. America & Europe) at 1:44 pm by Benjamin Ross
This is the 12th entry from my 2011 Europe Trip.
Bruges is only an hour train ride outside of Brussels, and after an early morning start in Bruges, I found myself with some extra time in the afternoon. Ghent, Belgium’s fourth largest city, is a stop along the Brussels-Bruges route, so I decided to stop off and check it out.
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| Brussels and Bruges are the main tourist stops in Belgium, leaving Ghent comparatively less touristed. Like Bruges, it’s primarily a Flemish speaking city, where French is only marginally spoken and understood. |
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| Ghent has a lot of the quaint features of a little Belgian town which made it a worthwhile place to meander through for the remainder of the afternoon. |
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| canals |
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| majestic buildings |
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| open squares |
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| churches |
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| cobblestone streets |
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| more canals |
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| From my admittedly surface vantage point, Ghent doesn’t have much which stands out over and above Brussels and Bruges, so it isn’t a place I would necessarily plan a trip around visiting. But with its convenient location along the Brussels-Bruges railway (which runs multiple trains on the hour), there’s little reason not to get out and explore Ghent for a few hours. Next day trip: Leuven |
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