Passing the EU headquarters in Brussels
a mural downtown
there's a ferris wheel
Manneken Pis
French fry shops are everywhere
at the Grand Plaza in the rain (1)
at the Grand Plaza in the rain (3)
at the Grand Plaza in the rain (4)
at the Grand Plaza in the rain (5)
at the Grand Plaza in the rain (6)
at the Grand Plaza in the rain (7)
at the Grand Plaza in the rain (8)
at the Grand Plaza in the rain (9)
at the Grand Plaza in the rain (10)
side alleys (1)
of course we had fries for lunch (2)
of course we had fries for lunch (3)
The Clock Tower
Town Hall
shelter in the square
buildings around Ghent (2)
buildings around Ghent (3)
buildings around Ghent (4)
buildings around Ghent (5)
Saint Nicholas Church
buildings around Ghent (1)
view up to the clock tower
that shelter from another angle
we had to buy some chocolate
more Ghent architecture (1)
more Ghent architecture (2)
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Jupiler Beer
our chocolate stash
Adegem Canadian Cemetery in Belgium (1)
Info
Adegem Canadian Cemetery in Belgium (5)
Adegem Canadian Cemetery in Belgium (6)
Adegem Canadian Cemetery in Belgium (7)
Adegem Canadian Cemetery in Belgium (8)
we find a guest register at each cemetery we've been to
Adegem Canadian Cemetery in Belgium (11)
central memorial at Adegem
This is a college
the canals of Bruges (2)
the canals of Bruges (3)
a swan chasing a duck in a canal
near the Belfry
The Bruges Belfry (1)
The Bruges Belfry (2)
around the main square
entry to the Belfry
around the main square (9)
there was a market going on in the square
around the main square (2)
around the main square (3)
City Hall
The Civil Registry building
City hall's ornate facada
around the main square (8)
In this chapel it is said that there is a vial of the blood of Jesus Christ
the canals of Bruges (7)
the canals of Bruges (8)
on one of the pedestrian bridges
here we tried the Belgian waffles
a pretty corner complete with canal (4)
shops, horse carriages along the canal
view of the church beyond the canal
had to try some of the hundreds of kinds of beer too (2)
the beers on tap
had to try some of the hundreds of kinds of beer too (1)
all we could see at the American Flanders Fields Cemetery - it wasn't open yet (1)
all we could see at the American Flanders Fields Cemetery - it wasn't open yet (2)