Ghent Belgium
The first place we really visited was Ghent, Belgium. OK not really. To make a long story short, our plan was to visit Brugge, Belgium first but we arrived and found everything closed because they were getting ready for an annual parade led by a vial of Christ's blood but because of heavy rain, it looked like it may be cancelled so we moved on to Ghent.
Gravensteen Castle (Castle of the Counts) This is the coolest castle I had ever seen . This really was not much of a feat because before this one, the only real castle I had seen was the one in the miniature golf course at Trafalga.
Here is Abby, Alex and Isaac climbing up one of the many spiral staircases in the castle.
Billy, Isaac, Abby and Hannah are showing the gigantic size of the fireplaces. I tried to light them on fire to warm up but they were too wet from the rain.
Abby, Isaac, Alex and Billy pose on a ledge that surrounds a courtyard. Finally the sun is starting to peak through the clouds.
Here is one of the few pictures you will see me in. Here is me, Kristal and Alex. Most of the windows had seats in front of them like you see here. The shutters are really cool too.
Brugge, Belgium
Brugge is about 45 minutes away from Ghent and is a very old town close to the west coast of Belgium.
Arla, Kristal and Isaac are looking over a canal just past the St. Johns Hospital which opened in 12th century and just closed in 1976. It is mostly an art museum now. In the center of the background is the Church of Our Lady which was built between the 13th - 15th centuries. What brings many people to see the church is the Madonna and Child sculpture by Michelangelo (below). The church also had many other beutiful sculptures and paintings.
The center sculpture is the is the Madonna and Child sculpture by Michelangelo.
There was a musician playing a very different instrument in the streets outside of the church. Here is Abby, "getting down" to the music.
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