If you find yourself
with a spare 24-hours in Belgium and cannot decide what to do, go to
Ghent. Skip Bruges. Controversial, probably, but this little
university city had universal appeal. We
stumbled upon canals, bikes, delightful soup shops and cozy nestled bars with
stone fireplaces and lots of live music.
From there, you can take the train to Bruges where you can
see what you expect to see, all of which is still beautiful.
But in Ghent you get entire restaurants dedicated to soup. You get cozy palaces of beer all served in the appropriately branded glasses; because to be Belgian is to serve the right beer in the right glass to achieve the right taste.
The tourists, they're there. But not by the hordes. Do yourself a favour: go to Ghent.
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