On leaving Antwerp for Ypres, we decided to spend some of the day at Ghent. We'd thought to do it on the same day at Bruges but ran short of time. It is billed as a less touristy version of Bruges, and whilst it was nice, we didn't think it was as nice as Bruges...although the sun coming out later in the day did help! We passed the huge medieval castle, the Gravensteen, which dominates the town, but was sadly surround by roadworks. Lots of the buildings in the town are quintessial Belgian architecture and are beautiful , especially the town hall and the Vleeshuis (old Butchers' Guild). Once we'd wandered the cobbled streets and churches, we found a table by the canals to try the local beer...one of which was 11%!
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BelgiumHet Liefken51°3’23” N 3°43’20” E