Jun 14, 2008 - Ghent

On Saturday we took a bus tour to the western towns of Ghent and Bruges. ... Our guide was a chain smoker that looked like he only had an hour of sleep but the man was fluent in French, Flemish, English, German and Spanish! He repeated his litany 5 times, talking with his hands, with poetic inflections and his cigarette as his conductor’s wand…what a character! Anyway, Ghent and Bruges date back to pre- 11th century. ... Currently, Ghent is 250,000 and is a major textile manufacturing city while Bruges is only 120,000 and mainly survives on the tourist industry. ...

May 24, 2008 - Ghent

Ghent is a town steeped in history and culture. ... She commented that in Ghent students have at least one-two classes outside every day. ... ” In the evening, there was an organized dinner for the US attendees, which included a guided walking tour of Ghent followed by a wonderful dinner in a beautiful old Monastery that was built in 1278. ... While on the tour we learned about the importance of the rivers in establishing Ghent. ... While on the tour, we passed the building where The Treaty of Ghent was negotiated and then, signed on December 24, 1814. ...

May 22, 2008 - Arriving in Belgium

Since I only had a couple more hours before needing to board the train to Ghent, I embarked on a double-decker bus tour. ... I made it back to Central Station in time to get my bag and board the train to Ghent. ... Arriving in Ghent, I was pretty tired, being up 32 hours straight, so I opted for a cab to the hotel. ... Good thing – it was much further from the train station than I thought and Ghent has no standard roads - nor any street lights - and very confusing street signs. ... I am off to a meeting - more on Ghent in the next post. ...

Feb 5, 2008 - In search of the masterpiece

I left London about 4 hours ago and have already forgotten the basic rules of the road i. I got off the train in Ghent after a stop in Brussels. ... I'm looking for Van Eycks Altarpiece One of the greatest works of art ever.I left London about 4 hours ago and have already forgotten the basic rules of the road i. I got off the train in Ghent after a stop in Brussels. ... I'm looking for Van Eycks Altarpiece One of the greatest works of art ever....

Mar 30, 2005 - Segundo dia Belgica - Ghent com Kurt

No caminho para Ghent, na estrada, aproveitamos para comer umas bananas que o Kurt levou . ... eheheheheh Passamos pela a entrada da cidade do Kurt e seguimos para Ghent. ... Ghent e bem maior que Bruges, achamos Bruges mais graciosa. ...