During the week of August 30, Doug participated in a joint European Workshop sponsored by the BWROG and PWROG. The meeting was in Brussels. On August 31, we took a quick trip to Ghent and Bruges.
Covered shopping street built in 1847.
Belgian waffle and coffee.
Brussels Grand Place at night. According to Victor Hugo it is the most beautiful square in the world.
This building is where Marx and Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto.
Basilica of the Sacread Heart in Brussels, the world's 5th largest church.
Morning coffee in Ghent.Your homework - why is Ghent historically important to the United States?
Our lunch, including Belgian beer, in Bruges.
Madonna and Child by Michelangelo.
The work is the only sculpture by Michelangelo to leave Italy during his lifetime. It was orginally intended for the Cathedral of Sienna. A family of wealthy cloth merchants in Bruges bought it and gave it to the 'Church of Our Lady' in Bruges.
Our boat tour of the canals of Bruges.
We couldn't pass up taking a photo of this guy from our boat. He was so asleep.
Bruges is the leading lace producer in the world. This is a lace map of Bruges.
This photo (with boat in background) may give you a better idea of the nature of the lace.
Our lunch, including Belgian beer, in Bruges.
Madonna and Child by Michelangelo.
The work is the only sculpture by Michelangelo to leave Italy during his lifetime. It was orginally intended for the Cathedral of Sienna. A family of wealthy cloth merchants in Bruges bought it and gave it to the 'Church of Our Lady' in Bruges.
Our boat tour of the canals of Bruges.
We couldn't pass up taking a photo of this guy from our boat. He was so asleep.
Bruges is the leading lace producer in the world. This is a lace map of Bruges.
This photo (with boat in background) may give you a better idea of the nature of the lace.
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