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    • Day 5–6

      Épernay - Reims - Dinant - Gent

      May 25, 2024 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Que dia em cheio!! Depois de uma noite tranquila num dos melhores parques de auto-caravanas que conhecemos (fica dentro de uma floresta) fomos conhecer a majestosa Reims e pasmámos com a catedral (acho que é a mais bonita que alguma vez visitámos… ). Já na Bélgica, seguimos até Dinant, pequena cidade à beira-rio que é famosa por ter sido o berço do saxofone e que é muito engraçada, com a cidadela bem lá no alto, no topo de um monte e, cá em baixo, com a sua Notre-Dame gótica. Continuámos caminho até Gent onde vamos pernoitar… mas antes disso, demos um passeio a pé que foi interrompido por um gin numa esplanada sobre um dos muitos canais ao pôr-do-sol e por inúmeras paragens para admirar a cidade velha, com muitos edifícios de habitação medievais, torres e igrejas góticas, a par de edifícios modernos e um mar de jovens universitários que, talvez por ser sábado, invadem as ruas aos magotes :))Read more

    • Day 29

      Markt- und Shoppingtag

      August 4, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Wir besuchen den Wochenmarkt von Gent. Es gibt da ein grosses Angebot von frischem Fisch.
      Beim Shoppung waren wir nicht erfolgreich. Es gibt viele Geschäfte mit speziellen modischen Angeboten für junge Leute.Read more

    • Day 28

      Stadthafen und Suche nach Liegeplatz

      August 3, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Wir fahren für 3 Tage in den Stadthafen von Gent. Dort hilft uns ein freundlicher Hafenmeister bei der Suche nach einem Liegeplätze bis im Oktober. Dieser ist ebenfalls in der Stadt und macht einen guten Eindruck.
      Am Abend besuchen wir in der Sint-Baafskathedraal ein Orgelkonzert.
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    • Day 30

      Genter Altarbild der Brüder van Deyck

      August 5, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

      Nach einem gemütlichen Vormittag mit waschen und einkaufen, besuchen wir eine virtuelle Führung in der Sint-Baafskathedraal. Dort kann man die berühmten Genter Altarbilder der van Deyck Brüder bestaunen.Read more

    • Day 11

      Day 10 Ghent

      September 9, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

      We had planned our route well last night. Intended to leave at 8.30, and left at 8.29. So a walk, then a short train ride to the main station and then waited there for over an hour for our train to Antwerp. The train was a bit late so we missed our connection, but as it was an open ticket we were fine and just caught the next train to Ghent. The first train was nice and comfortable. The 2nd one was extremely hot. We were sitting over from a man from Palestine who had paid 12,000 euros to get a false passport and get into Belgium 5 years ago. Currently he can’t leave Belgium as he still isn’t legal and wouldn’t be able get back in. He wants to as he isn’t happy with the administration here. It was interesting talking to him.

      We arrived around 1pm and it was very hot. It took a while to find our tram and we weren’t convinced we were going the right way, but all was good. The 350m walk seemed a really long way towing the bags. Last time I weighed mine it was nearly 12 kgs. And that was before the crocs appeared. But when we got to our accommodation it was just amazing. We are in an underground room and it has air conditioning, very exciting! So we rested for a couple of hours just cooling down and I had a shower.

      Then off in search of a good ole Belgian waffle. We walked around for a bit, tried some individual chocolates, couldn’t buy many due to them melting. And then had an awesome waffle with cream and fresh fruit. Yummy.

      The old town of Ghent is just lovely, amazing buildings every way we turned. We took quite a few pics, and then found a spot sitting beside the canal in the shade and were there for quite a while, just watching all the different water vehicles going down the cancel. There were so many different ones, and varying levels of sobriety and noise levels.

      We have both been pretty tired today, moving around in this heat has taken it out of us. So visited a supermarket in the way back, simple ham and salad for tea which was just perfect.

      When we got back our host visited us, Franky. He seems really nice and we sort of wish we were staying here longer. The room is huge as it can sleep 9 and also has a couch and table. We are currently watching game shows in English as it is the only tv channel in English. Quite nice having something playing in the background. Watching Friends in German in Nuremberg wasn’t quite the same. So expecting to have an early night and more exploring in the morning.

      13,413 steps and a very very hot 34 degrees.
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    • Day 9

      Gent

      September 10, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ 🌬 18 °C

      Gent ist etwas grösser als Brügge, jedoch ist der die Altstadt eher kleiner und wird immer wieder mit neueren Bauten unterbrochen. Doch auch Gent ist wunderschön.

      Hier findet man auch die Graffitigasse, eine kleine Gasse die voller Graffitis ist. Weitwinkelobjektiv zu empfehlen!Read more

    • Day 35

      The Flemish Ardennes to Gent

      June 10, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ 🌙 18 °C

      Nancy and I have returned to Gent for the weekend. We had coffee with Manu and Katelijn before cycling up the Schelde River into Gent/Gand/Ghent.
      If you would like to experience cycling along a canal in Flanders go here:
      https://photos.app.goo.gl/mNgk7J19JYpbNKkw9

      If you would like to experience cycling into Gent (and right up to our apartment go here:
      https://photos.app.goo.gl/9SEWY61BFK24KYBE7

      This was the city we spent three month in last year. We had a great time and had to return before kicking off our summer in Amsterdam.

      The crafts fair was happening this morning at the Vrigemarkt around the corner from our place on Baudelostraat. A market has been held here continually each Friday since the ninth century.

      Mo and Nasi had us over for a Persian dinner of lamb and rice last night. Tonight we'll go out to dinner with them.
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    • Day 588

      Frühstück in Gent

      May 19, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

      Nachdem beim gestrigen Abendessen die ein oder andere Flasche Wein genossen wurde, vereinbarten wir uns gegen 9 Uhr zum Frühstück. Das Buffet, für ein zwei ** Hotel ausgesprochen üppig, lies keine Wünsche offen. Nachdem sich ausgiebig gestärkt wurde, ging es dann auch in die Stadt.Read more

    • Day 587

      Ankunft in Gent

      May 18, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Aufgrund des hohen Verkehrsaufkommen dauerte die Fahrt wesentlich länger als geplant. So konnten wir gegen 20:30 Uhr unser Zimmer im zentral gelegenen Ibis Hotel beziehen. Die Koffer wurden im Zimmer nur abgelegt, da der Hunger uns auf die Straße zog. Zum Glück mussten wir nicht lange suchen. Auf der anderen Straßenseite des Hotels war ein Italiener "Trattoria - Pizzeria". Das Lokal war gut besucht und wir ergatterten den letzten freien Tisch. Das Essen, der Wein war einfach mega lecker... So kann der Tag ausklingen.Read more

    • Day 66

      Ghent

      June 8, 2017 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Because we are sleeping in different dorms we had planned to meet up at 9am in the common room for breakfast.
      I got up.
      9 quickly came and went. I fb messaged Will several times but he didn't respond.
      I finally learnt he wasn't dead around 9:40.
      By this time I had had the free breakfast - Coco pops because I figured if I was going to find out he was dead best have a full tummy to deal with the days events.
      I was only concerned because I knew he had gone out drinking with people from the hostel which could mean he had made all sorts of stupid decisions.
      He was ok, it was ok.
      He was just hungover as all hell so we both went back to bed agreeing to meet up at 12 for the tour.
      Met up at 12, he still looked like death so we decided we would do the tour tomorrow - meet up at 3.
      We met up, he said he was going to have a shower and could I please get him McDonald's. I did and we met back in the common room
      - half these problems would have been resolved if either of our phones had battery but our charger doesn't fit the portals in our rooms.
      Wills phone was off - hence his lack of response.
      He was still tired and I was really absorbed in my new book so we agreed to re-meet at 6:15.
      At 6:15 we went and got dinner - he got dinner and I got the most expensive 4 lettuce leaves I have ever purchased.
      We went back to the hostel and I intended to read my book. We agreed I would charge Wills phone for 20 mins in the middle of the room.
      2 kiwi chicks from my room came in with Will.
      If I didn't find them as funny as I did I would have stayed in and spent the night reading but they seemed like fun so I agreed to go out with everyone.
      We first went to a shoe bar - not its correct title but I will always remember it as such.
      You could order these big beer shaft things but in exchange you had to give them your shoe.
      It was suppose to stop you from stealing the glass which costs 90€ to actually buy. You got it back once you finished the shaft.
      It was funny seeing everyone without shoes.
      This place was so overdone by rules though.
      You couldn't do anything - you could only have one shaft or they took it away - we pulled a sneaky on them though and I ordered one for someone else.
      I had some house red wines. They were pretty good for the price.
      I really really liked the group of people. Will met the all last night when the idiot asked someone to hit him on the ass with a cricket bat and when they all did shoeies (you pour your drink into your sneaker and then skull it - such a goose 😷😷😷)
      They were mainly American but one, extremely odd Brazilian who kept talking about suicide and the kiwis. We then went to another bar that was TERRIBLE - it was so bad we boogied for a little bit taking the piss.
      We then walked on and found another place .
      I spend my time talking to a Swiss lady that I assumed was late 30's but is actually 27 :0 She ha offered me a free walking tour in Bern 💪🏻
      I enjoyed people watching at the bar.
      Will was hungry and wanted food - one of the kiwis was tired so they came back with us.
      I crashed hard considering I spent the day doing literally nothing.

      Will got sent videos of hit being hit with the cricket bat and doing a shoe-y.
      The American who did it with him - Chris, sent the video to his mum.
      She sent back "that's a shoe-y"
      Chris was so proud " ahh my parents are so cultured"
      Hahahahah
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