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Ghent

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April 25th 2023

Published: September 10th 2023

Dawn found Monarch Empress waiting to transit the Nieuwe Sluis Terneuzen and then follow the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal twenty miles (32 km) down to the city. Arrival in Gent was through its Dampoort. The long canal terminating at Achterdok was again lined with all manner of industrial wharves: coal, sand, and gravel; scrap metal; pipes and petrochemicals. Good arriving by ocean vessels are transloa... Read Full Entry

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"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list." I've traveled for a long time and have many memories of places and people. I enjoy travel, especially to new places I haven't seen before. Every journey, whether brief or extended, provides the opportunity for a new experience or a different way to see things. I like travel photography, too, and always have my camera with me. I look to the "4Hs of Tourism" as a guide when traveling: understanding the Habitat; Heritage; History and Handicrafts. Member of the TravBuddy travel blogging community from 2007 until its demise in 2018. [world... full info

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NTGhent

Stadstheater - NTGent (Nederlands Toneel Gent). Built as the Koninklijke Nederlandse Schouwburg in 1897-1898. Eclectic style, with a front façade with mainly neo-Renaissance elements, of five bays and three floors under a gable roof. Sint-Baafsplein 17. "On the N. side of the square is the Flemish Theatre (1897-99 ), designed by Edm. de Vigne..." --Baedeker 1910. IMG_9939

Jans Frans Willems Memorial

Memorial dedicated to Jans Frans Willems (1798-1846) the Flemish poet and father of the Flemish Movement which proceeded the Revolution of 1830. Sint-Baafsplein. "The Place St. Bavon (Sint Baafs-Plaats) contains a monument by Is. de Rudder (1899) to the historian and poet J. Fr. Willems (1793-1846), the champion of the Flemish movement."--Baedeker 1910. DSC_0321

Saint Bavo's Cathedral

Saint Bavo's Cathedral - Sint Baafskathedraal, Ghent. Sint-Baafsplein. "Cathedral of St. Bavon, or Sint Baafs, a massive edifice of plain exterior, founded in the 10th cent. and dedicated to Sint Jans until 1540, but from 1559 the cathedral of Ghent. The crypt dates from the 11th or 12th century. , the choir from the 13th; the nave and transepts were completed in 1533-59."--Baedeker 1910. IMG_9934

Achtersikkel

Limestone tower at Achtersikkel. Part of the Sikkel complex, an urban mansion, or "Steen", with its origins in the 14th century. The Achtersikkel’s name is derived from the name of well-to-do patricians, the Van der Sickelen family. This family enjoyed political and social prestige and long owned the buildings around the beautiful inner courtyard. The brick corner tower belongs to the oldest part. The high round tower was built in the 15th century using sand-lime brick and completed with an octagonal stone belvedere in Renaissance style added in 1566. DSC_0327

Biezekapelstraat

Biezekapelstraat wihthe tower of St. Bravo's Cathedral in the background. DSC_0329p1

Grote Sikkel

Grote Sikkel. Hoogpoort elevation. Part of the Sikkel complex, an urban mansion, or "Steen", with its origins in the 14th century. De Grote Sikkel consists of two stately stepped gables reconstructed during the restoration in Tournai limestone, according to archive documents dated 1481. Hoogpoort 64. IMG_9946

Sint-Jacobskerk

St. Jacob's Church - Sint-Jacobskerk. Romanesque church built after 1120. The church was extensively renovated and restored twice, between 1733 and 1784 and again between 1866 and 1906. "... the Place St. Jacques, in the middle of which rises the Church of St. Jacques, dating partly from the beginning of the 13th and partly from the 15th century. It was restored in 1870-73. The W. towers and the lower part of the central tower are Romanesque."--Baedeker 1910. IMG_9904

De Reep

De Reep is the link to the former Nederscheldekaai. The canal has been filled in and was recreated in 2011. DSC_0334

Albert Mechelynck

Sculpture of Flemish liberal politician Albert Mechelynck (1854-1924). Installed in 1925. Sint-Annaplein. DSC_0338p1

Visserijvaart

The Visserijvaart or Visserij (formerly called Vissenrei or Rommelwater) and the Achtervisserij are two parallel watercourses in Ghent, a canal and a straightened Scheldt branch, respectively. Together, they form part of the Nederschelde, the branch of the River Scheldt that flows through the center of Ghent. To make the Scheldt more accessible, a new canal, called Rommelwater or Visserijvaart, was dug in 1752, east of the Nederschelde, which was straightened in 1751. DSC_0340

Monarch Empress

Monarch Empress at Grootdok, Ghent. River cruise vessel operated by Gate 1 Travel. Launched in 2015. MMSI 211718270. DSC_0240p1

Canal Suburbs

Suburbs of Ghent along the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal. DSC_0223

Speybank

Speybank, a sculpture by Luc Deley made of shipping containers. The four containers form an upright pentagon, which symbolizes a gate. DSC_0220

Terneuzen

Waiting to enter Nieuwe Sluis Terneuzen and Ghent–Terneuzen Canal at dawn. IMG_9898p1

Fillet of Seabream

Fillet of Seabream. Dinner aboard Monarch Empress. IMG_9953

Terneuzen

Leaving Nieuwe Sluis Terneuzen and the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal in the evening. IMG_9959

Terneuzen

Leaving Nieuwe Sluis Terneuzen and the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal in the evening. IMG_9961

13th September 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Amazing Architecture
Thanks for taking us along.

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