"Gent or Ghent, however it is spelt" Gent by Martin_S.

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The Belfry, Gent, Belgium - Gent
The Belfry, Gent, Belgium

Gent is a beautiful small town crowded with buildings, on cobbled street after cobbled street, taking you back in time. This picture is of the "Belfry" attached to one of the churches.

City Square, Gent, Belgium - Gent

City Square, Gent, Belgium

The city center is almost devoid of vehicles as you can see here. Granted it was a cold spring day, but still.....

"The Statue", city center, Gent, Belgium - Gent

"The Statue", city center, Gent, Belgium

Okay this the mystery statue of Gent. We were AT the statue and it is written on the base of the statue who this person is, but neither Zohara or I could decipher what was written, in Latin letters yet. So if anyone can manage to read the inscription or knows who this is, would appreciate an update.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Beatutiful to walk through
  • Cons:Was too cold in April for comfort outdoors.
  • In a nutshell:Was nice enough we returned for an extra day
  • Last visit to Gent: Apr 2006
  • Intro Written Nov 21, 2006
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    Jim_Eliason's Profile Photo
    Jan 15, 2013 at 3:55 AM

    Thanks for the tips , need to get back to Belgium

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    Gili_S's Profile Photo
    Dec 8, 2006 at 11:16 AM

    Nice to see new page Mr. Leffe ;-)

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    i-s-a's Profile Photo
    Nov 23, 2006 at 10:00 PM

    the architectures in gent look beautiful and elaborate. and who could miss those delightful belgian waffles! nice gent page martin.

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