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Our tour guide was Franz, and here he explains that the blossoms will be chopped off these tulips, so the strength of the plants will go into the bulbs. |
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This is Minnewater, Bruges' "Lake of Love," and it is really a breathtaking view. |
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Bruges is laced with canals, and this is one of them, with residences on each side. The town of Bruges is truly a living museum. |
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Part of Bruges' museum activity is to preserve the historic art of handmade Belgian lace. This young lady was giving demonstrations outside the store where we purchased a linen lace tablecloth. |
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The medieval towns in Belgium used their market towers to indicate their importance. The Ghent Market Tower reaches as high as the adjacent cathedral. |
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Within the Cathedral of Ghent, there are a beautiful Rubens painting and this altar. |
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Ghent has been an active city, more or less continuously, from ancient times. This means that there is a wider variety of architecture, like this 19th century Socialist Workers' Hall. Unlike Bruges, Ghent continues to be more of a living city than a living museum. |
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The Belgian cities lived by their
canals and rivers. That was the path of commerce, and it still
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This is attractive, but it is still a working canal.
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