Our itineraries often seem to diverge into two distinct categories: culture (particularly art and religion) and history (usually war.) This trip to Belgium has been much more the latter. I don’t mean to suggest Belgium lacks the former, although it does have large Protestant parts and the Protestants, except for the Anglicans, just don’t do over the top iconography like the Catholics.
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Rooftops, Spires, and Façades, Ghent, Belgium
As we strolled around Ghent all day today, I was struck by the joyous anarchy ...
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The Museum of Alchemy: Prelude to Prague
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