CS: Sat 28 March: we trained to Ghent and walked up the main street following tram tracks into Centrum. The weather was rainy but there were plenty of sunny patches in between, and while cold it was not bitter. We found Ghent to be a very interesting and pretty little spot. We stopped at a bistro, overlooking the Law Courts building to avoid a downpour and Lily introduced us to locally brewed Belgian beer. We then walked on to see the 3 towers Ghent is famous for and the older historic parts of town. More walking and then we bought some chocolates, of course, at Lily’s instigation. We found a charming little restaurant, where just on finishing our meal we were joined by Roger (previously from ‘Rhodesia’, latterly of Ghent) for a chat as he said
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