Gent is the capital of the Flemish region of Belgium. There are approximately 250,000 people that live there. And all of them, plus some tourists were out enjoying the beautiful, late February day.
We stumbled into this square around lunch time.
Look, a Pizza Hut.
And a McDonalds.
Not pictured, a Subway and Starbucks. Rare sights to these eyes.....
We ate a none of the above, and settled on a Brasserie that shockingly had RIBS on the menu. It was quite empty when we got there, but quickly filled up! And according to Matt, the ribs weren't half bad.
After lunch, we started to wander around the town.
Our first view of the canals.
Gent's canals have been compared to those of Venice. They lace through the city and cut it into 13 different islands.
My little poser....
So much beautiful architecture...
The Clock Tower. We didn't make it up this time. Will definitely have to do it next time we visit Gent. The views are supposed to be amazing.
We bought the girls hand made lace handkerchiefs in Gent. Hand made lace is a big Belgian thing. I hope to save them for their wedding days to wrap around their bouquets. Now to put them somewhere where I won't forget.....
Here's a link to the rest of our pictures from a beautiful afternoon in Gent: Gent Pictures
1 comment:
Looks beautiful! Those macaroons looked YUMMY! Is that really true about the streetlights flickerying whenever a baby is born? That is TOO cool!
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