Brussels and Ghent
Friday 31st July 2015
Got the Eurostar to Brussels in the morning. Did a quick bit of sightseeing, and had lunch there, before getting an afternoon train to the very picturesque town of Ghent, where we stayed the first night.
Belgium and the Netherlands
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The Moriwakis on the Eurostar to Brussels.

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In Brussels now, visiting Manneken Pis.

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A chocolate shop called Mary.

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In the market square in Brussels.

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The house aperitif at Chez Leon. I cannot recommend it.

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House aperitif aside though, overall our lunch was quite pleasant. Here's a picture of all us with our food.

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Me and Jiijii with quite Japanese looking tankards of beer.

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Erika was delighted to receive a lolly at the end of the meal.

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Now in Ghent. What a pretty place it is.

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Erika on the boat trip we went on around the canals of Ghent.

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The castle in Ghent, which the locals call the Playmobil castle.

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Going under a bridge.

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Not sure what I was trying to get a picture of here.

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After the boat trip, me and Erika on a bridge.

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Me and Teddy II.

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Ducks and ducklings.

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After a rather unsuccessful attempt to find something for dinner, the sky going a bit pink.

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Strange washed out effect of the camera here makes it looks much lighter than it really was by this time.

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