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Gent

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June 13th 2008
I was there in 2006, in Gent. The Cathedral is impressing, the streets are very neat and narrow, a bit too tidy and boring for my taste. Everything is rather comformist, and the rest looks like Holland. ... read more

Europe » Belgium » East Flanders » Gent

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more