Sorry Mr. Dickens.. another country
Bruges and Ghent
With the Alsvin secured in the town of Ghent, we took a
morning drive over to the city of Bruges in the drizzle and rain.
Which of course sort of shut down the cafes we hiked past on
the way to first stop,
The "Hourglass"
Our Lady's Church, which dominated the skyline
Inside was a lovely altar
Which houses a Michelangelo sculpture of the Madonna and
child, dating from the 16th Century
There was lots to know about the statue, symbolism regarding of the size of the head of the child, on and on. The piece is reported to have played a cameo in the movie “Monument Men”.
As we left the church we saw more empty cafes with their
menu boards boldly displayed
We then followed a canal nearer to the center of town
featured a map of the city made from another of
Belgium’s specialties, Belgian Lace
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Beside the canal was a little open air bazaar for shopping
(which attracted our tour leader)
We walked a little more peeking into one of the many
chocolate shops
And eventually found ourselves on the town square (Grote Markt).
Touring being hard work, we had spent a lot of energy and
felt the need to replenish liquids and hydrate ourselves, with maybe a little
snack to up the energy level, so a couple of us took on the task
MFO eventually returned from a little shopping expedition and decided
some sweets would be more appropriate
After that, it was back to the Alsvin for lunch.
Kind of tuckered out, but undaunted, we took the shuttle
into the town of Ghent and walked around a bit, and went into the St. Nicholas
Church
On the way back to the shuttle bus for the boat we saw a
familiar name with an unfamiliar product
After dinner, were treated to some local musicians while we
were still
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earlier in the day, MFO inspects yet another menu..
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