Ghent

The last night with Beth here we went to Ghent with my colleagues for a "sneukeltoer." This was an organized tour that combined a meal divided amongst three different restaurants with a walking tour of the city. It was fun to learn a little more about the places we were seeing without doing all the research on our own. We had an excellent tour guide and some tasty bites to eat along the way.

Ghent was a really cool city with a lot of character and was only an hour away. I'm not sure why we hadn't made it here yet, but we will certainly be back.


A statue in the center of the Friday Market where the tour began.


The graffiti tunnel where graffiti is allowed. The tunnel gets a new look every night (apparently it is still more fun to do at night when no one is looking). The better artwork can last several days before it gets covered again.






Morgan was quite the adventerous little eater this evening and especially liked the appetizers that were each served in its own little dish. She loved the crab and the soup the most, but also tried gobbled up prawns and tried rabbit. The rabbit was not such a hit.


Making sure the soup was not too hot!


Fun glasses made the water all the tastier.


The group enjoying our dinners in restaurant number two.




The belfry where all the towns important documents are kept.


Saint Nicholas Church


The sun does eventually set here in the summer so we will be back one evening with the tripod as many of the buildings are very nicely lit.