Tuesday, June 14, 2011
A day in Gent
The TH Son is accompanying me on a week of business in Europe. Today we visited our European distribution center near Gent, Belgium, after which the two of us walked around that beautiful town for a mere 2 1/2 hours before hopping the train for Brussels airport. I snapped some pictures with my Blackberry along the way (and, yes, that is my finger that clownishly mars a couple of the shots).
The alleged "oldest hotel in Western Europe," now operated by Best Western.
The accusing statue above the Gent police station, made famous by a popular television show I have never heard of (the TH Son: "CSI: Gent!").
We stopped for beer, and had to choose among 250 kinds...
We succeeded!
The Castle of the Counts (1180), which houses a museum of torture instruments in recognition of its exceedingly violent history. Sort of a Flemish Abu Ghraib...
The view from the castle...
Doing the tourist thing in full corporate regalia...
I hope to go back.
8 Comments:
By 
pam, at
Tue Jun 14, 09:08:00 PM:
By 
jhc, at
Tue Jun 14, 09:37:00 PM:
Your "full corporate regalia" doesn't include a necktie?
They sure know how to brew in BeNeLux, don't they?
Nice pics.
By TOF, at
Tue Jun 14, 11:59:00 PM:
Spend a day in Brugge before you leave.
By TigerHawk, at
Wed Jun 15, 01:52:00 AM:
Already left! Flew to Milan last night.
By , at
Wed Jun 15, 08:03:00 AM:
Love the pics. My wife and I spent some time in Ghent and have pics of the same castle. Very nice town.
By Robert Arvanitis, at
Wed Jun 15, 09:55:00 AM:
Not "Ghent?!"
http://www.bartleby.com/246/644.html
By , at
Wed Jun 15, 11:27:00 AM:
Tigerhawk -
If that St. Bernardus is the Abt 12, I would suggest watching the number of pints, it will separate you from your senses.
By , at
Fri Jun 17, 12:52:00 AM:
Nice...
Really makes one want to get back on a plane.
