Graffiti Street, Ghent

We continued on foot through the winding alleyways of Ghent, admiring the mix of modern and old architecture, until we came to a tiny little alleyway covered in Graffiti. This was our next stop and the alley has been aptly named Graffiti Street and every night graffiti artists come out and produce some amazing pieces of art.
The Alley is probably just under a hundred meters long, much shorter than we thought it would be, but in that 100 hundred meters is an array of artwork. Some are really colourful, some are black and white and some are just weird. The detail in some was so intricate that on our return journey we were still noticing things that we had missed before. It was quite the spectacle, and the alley was crammed with people trying to get photos.
From Graffiti street we took a slow walk back to Wanda stopping for a fresh strawberry milkshake on the way, which was nearly €10. I thought I was going to have to carry Ellie after they told her the price but after I said she could have half she soon recovered.Read more