This is a continuation of our first holiday to Belgium while living in the UK. This is all about Ghent!

Don’t worry, it’s only one more Belgium post (Brussels is up next!)

The plan for Sunday (2 September) was to drive into Brussels and enjoy a “make your own chocolate workshop,” then train to Ghent to check out the city. We were lucky because it turns out parking is free on Sundays, so that saved us from paying for parking! We took the train from Belgium to Ghent, which was a little over an hour, but it was a smooth fun ride. If you’re interested in the chocolate workshop, you’ll have to see my next post (Brussels baby!).

We walked many miles to visit the City Center. I have never seen a town that had as many bikes as Ghent – it seemed like everyone had two bikes and just left them on the street for anyone to take. We went to Saint Nicholas Church, some other nearby buildings, and we also tried to go into this castle, but it closed early and we missed the entering time. It worked out because none of us were too thrilled about paying because it wasn’t the largest of castles.

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One of my favorite parts of Ghent was Graffiti Street. Many urban towns have them and they are also so fascinating to see. It’s just something about local (and not local) artist tagging an alley with their own flare that’s amazing.

On the way back to the train station, we walked by some really creepy caves. We had an awesome photoshoot with Davoo looking like some kind of cave dweller, and Meggie and Gian resting under some vined columns.

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