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Hi everybody, We haven't been traveling very much this summer and decided to take a long weekend in Ghent, Belgium. We've written about Ghent before (aka Gent)- it's one of our favorite places close to Amsterdam. It's normally about a 2 hour drive, but ...
... your clocks back one hour. Rather pathetic really, as this is England. On another note, we did have a good weekend, but Belgium really should re-consider putting on Christmas Markets as there is only one country that can do it right and that is Germany ...
... and empty. We bought a load of wine and cheese and then hit the road as we were heading for Ghent. So we followed the motorway, until the sign said Belgium. My mate Jono once said that it rains more in Belgium than any other European country and he isn't ...
... . We had to leave before 8pm. Pity, as they close the rode every night and play the last post. We had one more night, in Belgium, then we jumped on a ferry and made our way back to England. We had been on the road for four months 2 days. It was quite ...
Bisdomplein 1, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium

Graslei en Korenleih, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium

Emile Braunplein Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium

Jan Breydelstraat 5, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium

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Belgium City Goes "No Meat"
Posted on May 13, 2009, 11:51:29
... livestock on the environment. The UN says livestock is responsible for nearly one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions, hence Ghent's declaration of a weekly "veggie day". Public officials and politicians will be the first to give up ...
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