Belgium

  • Gent

    Gent

    September 9, 2015 – Gent is probably just as historically important as Bruges, but instead of being overrun by tourists, it was a living, breathing city. There are a few colleges in Gent, so there are lots of students around. Jeremie had recommended the stop, because he thought that we would enjoy it and for…

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  • Bruges

    Bruges

    Day 8: September 9, 2015 – In the morning, we had some coffee and then I took a shower. It was very strange to me that while in the United States, the shower faucets are parallel with the length of the bathtub, and in Jeremie’s bathroom the faucet was on what felt like the side…

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  • Brussels

    Brussels

    Day 7: Sept. 8, 2015 – In the morning, we took the ferry back across the river to the Amsterdam Central station and boarded the train to Brussels. It was a direct train on the intercity line, that took about 3 and a half hours. It was about half the price of the bullet train,…

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