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| Emma & Nico share a rare moment of sibling love |
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| "Are those all the drunk people?" asks Emma |
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| Mark the pack mule with a passed-out M&M |
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| Are we having fun yet? |
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| They are :) |
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| Santa Baby, why the face? Eurotrash family fun. And when I say Eurotrash it's not a putdown; it's the thrill of cultural diversity . . . |
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| Wouldn't be a Hambo winter trip without ice skating! |
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| Thank you, Mr. Penguin, for your steadiness |
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| Lovely Ghent at night |
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| Cool guitar building |
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| How many angles can you see in this architectural maze? |
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| The other side of the tracks, home of our hotel |
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| Send post, please |
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| Ghent marketplace, tower, and town hall |
Ghent looks pretty dark in these pictures, and, it is. Winter time seems to be a blur of grey and cold, but there's something magical (if I can use that word and not laugh) always in the air. Forget the seasonal mood disorder, we really enjoyed the atmosphere. Ghent was our base between stays in Brugges and Brussels, and we managed to go car-free by taking the train everywhere. That was no small feat with the family, but actually a good experience. The canals of Ghent and Brugges have earned them the nickname, the "Venice of the North." With a bit of imagination, there are those similarities. The Flemish language is much different than Italian, though :). On New Year's Eve we had a wonderful fondue dinner of cheese, meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, chocolate, and frites--not all at once, fortunately! I won't mention the dinner that for Nico, ended up on the sidewalk. Poor guy! The next day, Marina volunteered to watch Nico in the hotel room while we toured Brugges. He had a fever with stomach pain; probably some kind of stomach virus since no one else got sick. The kids were more excited to stay there and order room service than head out on another adventure. More on that later . . .
1 comment:
Great pix, you'll have to give us the low-down since we're going in a few weeks!
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