The ladies of Ghent.

Lovely ladies in Ghent, there are lots of them!

Ladies in Ghent II.

Ladies in Ghent I.

Graffiti in Ghent

Ghent is a very lively town with a large student community. 

Some are more creative than others, but even the most modest

streetcorner becomes a canvas to express themselves.

Later in life they will be lawyers and scientists. 

People of Flanders I

Ghent, Belgium III, windows

Charles V

Karel V

Ghent's most illustrious citizen, Karel V, or Carlos I.

Authentic Ghent.

I love Ghent. It's far more lively than my native Bruges.

Bruges, allas, lost a good part of its identity in an attempt

to please tourists. 

Historical buildings became too clean and too neat. Local shops

are replaced by an infinite number of soulless tourist traps were

industrial quantities of chocolates and waffles are sold to an

ignorant public of foreigners. 

What a shame, what a pitty! 

The good citizens of Ghent were wiser; their town kept

its sparkling, vivid soul. A bit less clean and neat, but eons ahead

in authenticity.

www.visitgent.be

Ghent, Belgium II

The old post office

Ghent, Belgium I

Ghent, Belgium. Grocery shop.

Bicycle in Ghent, Belgium.

Ghent, Belgium.

Two lovely ladies, checking each other's shopping.

Veldstraat, Ghent