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Klein Beguinage and Rabot: Ghent, Belgium Klein Beguinage and Rabot: Ghent, Belgium

  As crowds poured into the township, it was bedlam: a case a kamikaze for those on bikes, as they avoided the pedestrians who, without looking, stepped off curbs and suddenly appeared in front of them. If one prefers a quieter visit, Monday to Thursday is the key we decided. It was to an older […]

Church of St Jacob, Great St Elizabeth Beguinage, Gentbrugse Meersen, St Baafsabbij: Ghent, Belgium Church of St Jacob, Great St Elizabeth Beguinage, Gentbrugse Meersen, St Baafsabbij: Ghent, Belgium

One of the oldest parishes in the town of Ghent, St Jacob was named after St James the greater, the patron saint of pilgrims. People still depart from here on their pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. We found the image of the woman being led to her hanging an interesting one in the […]

Design Museum, Town Hall and STA’M, Stadsmuseum, Ghent: Belgium Design Museum, Town Hall and STA’M, Stadsmuseum, Ghent: Belgium

It was time to visit the museums today. First on the rank was the Design Museum. It certainly wasn’t what we expected, which was the changing of design and innovation in the region over the centuries. This was really a modern art exhibition showing the works of a few successful minimalist artists, through a variety […]

Terneuzen, Netherlands to Ghent, Belgium Terneuzen, Netherlands to Ghent, Belgium

Today was the day! By day’s end Gratis would be in Belgium. What excitement! The land of Belgian chocolate, Flanders Fields, Belgian beer and more!!!!!!! It was a pleasant 40km motor upon a waterway that was practically empty of commercial barges: it was Sunday and most – including the fuelling station just outside Terneuzen – […]