The Adventures of Dave & Cass: Ghent

We were planning on staying for 2 days in Brussels, however having covered what we wanted alreadya we had a free day to spend on the way towards Brugges in the city of Ghent.

As a smaller city we were able to drive in and find a park close to the centre to make it easy for us to explore.

The lovely city of Ghent

Ghent was a beautiful little city/town on the River Leie. We made our way to the town centre to go into the Baafskathedral where one of the earliest known oil paintings is displayed – the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb.

Random wedding pic

The cathedral

From here we headed to St Michielsbrug (St Michael’s Bridge) which gave us a great view of the city’s buildings as well as the cafes and restaurants along the river.

Posing on St Michael's bridge

The bridge's guardian

Next it was off in search of 2 of the city’s famed eateries. 1^st was Slagerij Hooiard – a butcher shop come deli and sandwich shop which sells baguettes stuffec with meat for 1€.

On the lookout for out food places

Oh look - Dave's found it!

2^nd was our favourite, the Frituur which has been in the marketplace selling chips since 1898. Chips with Aioli or “looksauce” – YUM!

And the frits too!

And more Belgian delights - hanging hams and...

Oh wait this ones not Belgian... So this is where the Great Australian Icecreamery went to.

On our way back along the river we literally ran into the Gravensteen, the city’s castle right in the centre!

The Gravensteen aka the Castle

Strolling through the castle wall

Back on the river we found a spot for some people watching, relaxing and beer appreciation – cherry beer for me and Augustijn for Dave. Even better was the fact that the city was a free wifi hotspot so I managed to post a blog while there – BONUS.