Trips

 

More contrasts in Nijmegan in the Netherlands.

The metalwork on the side of the buildings are decorations which mark the beam intersections in buildings	Weigh House
Weigh House	Weigh House
City Hall	City Hall
City Hall
More modern riverfront apartments	Shopping mall
Last stops were in Belgium at Antwerp,where we disembarked the river ship, Ghent, the wonderful town of Bruges, and finally Brussels. All of these places provided a wealth of different styles and interesting decorations.
Port at Antwerp
Statue of Mary on the corner of a building
Brabo Fountain in front of City Hall	City Hall
City Hall	Guild Halls
Hodgepodge	Ghent would have been more beautiful if there had not been a festival in progress. It seemed that the whole city was filled with booths and scaffolds and stuff for the festival. Most of which made taking pictures of the buildings nearly impossible.
Duivel Castle Castle of Gerald the Devil
City Hall - built over many years with seemingly every addition done in a different style	City Hall
City Hall	City Hall
Guild Hall	An architectural departure
Bruges is an absolute gem. Don't ever miss an opportunity to visit.
Towers of the Four Magistrates building	One of the four magistrate towers
	City Hall
City Hall detail
	1675
An architect's house	Roof detail
We took an optional tour to Flanders which included a tour of the wonderful Flanders Fields Museum which is housed in the old Cloth Hall.
Flanders Fields Museum	Flanders Fields Museum

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