Ghent

Ghent

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November 1st 2010
Hi all, Finally recovered from our jet lag. Sunday we went to Ghent for the day. What an experience. I think Jim and I came close to divorce that day. First we decided to eat breakfast on the hoof and ducked into a market where Jim picked out a mystery meat wrap and juice which turned out to be really bad. The station is underground as is the metro so we ended up in the wrong station. Even ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region

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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