Lonely Planet India - August 2016

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1. Stolen many times The Adoration of the Mystic
   Lamb awaits at St Bavo’s Cathedral
   2. Belgium = beer


2. Ghent’s belfry dates back to
   the 14th century and in those days
   the guys who manned it were colourfully
   called “can shitters” – an awful number
   of stairs to climb each way right?


3. Defence against the people torture chamber
   museum of medieval weapons –
   the Castle of the Counts of Flanders
   has been many things over the years
   none of them particularly happy


4. The brewers of Ghent wanted their church
   to be outstanding in the Low Countries
   and it is – it’s towerless
   because they ran out of money!


5. The Friday Market Square –
   no heads chopped off here these days...

Facing page:

A ride on the canal will put Ghent in perspective

all over again for you

EASY EUROPE FLANDERS

80 July 2016