Onto June 18 - it was a dark & stormy looking morning; not as much tailwind as the day before and drizzle / light rain a few times. Flat countryside, so we can make good time.
A good part of the trip is alongside the canals. Here's one of their freight barges,The city of Gent is on the way. A view as we enter it.
One of the churches in Gent
This style was typical of a number of buildings.
A beautiful clock tower with flying buttresses.
The local trams. Negotiating cycles over the tracks is second nature for the locals, but us "foreigners" need to pay lots of attention to avoid getting caught.
Many more beautiful sights in Gent, but time to move on.
One of two traditional windmills seen today. No doubt more to come.
A lot of the roads in town & out have dedicated cycleways. Also, many Belgian flags hanging from balconies. Patriotic Belgians? Maybe. Perhaps the fact that Belgium as playing their first World Cup game later on had something to do about it.
Mary, one of the faster cyclists, was having problems with her (skinny) tires, so I gave her a hand, and then we scooted into Brussels. As usual, no photos on the way in due to traffic mayhem and me staring at F.R.E.D. in an attempt to navigate.
We got settled in a hotel near the centre of town (Marivaux). Out for some nice Belgian beer with Judy from New Zealand.
This is at 'A la Mort Subite.
My photo inside the pub didn't turn out so I stole one off the web.
Off to another bar (Delerium Taphouse), watching Brussels win their game and then dinner.
Later on we were in The Grand Place watching some street performers. The skies became completely clear and the evening sun made for a nice photo.
Encouraging some of the audience to participate.
June 19 now - a day off and it's still early. Time to do a little more bathtub laundry and then out for a wander. Possibly a Belgian Waffle & some chocolate .........
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