A funky panoramic view of the grand place in downtown Brussels
In the morning, Christine and I walked down to the Grand Place to have lunch and take the train into Ghent. We had planned on leaving Brussels by car and driving to Brugge, however our hosts insisted that Ghent (Gent) was a more authentic representation of the local culture and architecture. Since we were unable to see both cities, please understand that I cannot draw my own opinion at this time, and if I get the chance to go again I’ll definitely let you all know about it. We walked down to the main square which took approximately 40 minutes. Stopping for lunch at this point didn’t make much sense, so we took in the sites before making our way to the train station.
There was a Salvador Dali Exposition on the square.
The Grand Place is a a great spot to watch the traffic and to explore the surrounding architecture. If you have a powerful zoom lens, you can pick up the interesting details of the building façades facing the square. I’ve posted some of the pictures from the day HERE, if you want to see a few more than I’ve included in the post. After some shopping and historical poking around we found the train station and got our tickets to Ghent/Gent. The train arrived moments after we reached the platform, so it felt like a quick trip. Unlike Brussels the train station is a good walk from the city center in Ghent, so give yourself some time to walk or take the light rail train which requires a ticket from one of the many machines located on the sidewalk near the rail stops.
Alright this post seems to be floundering a bit as I have taken too long to post it. Please go to the picture link page for the additional photos, and I will continue to get caught up.
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Take care y’all
-G