Mahratta's Showcase: Gent, Belgium

Mahratta · August 18th, 2009, 03:12 AM

Hello all:

I visited a number of cities in Belgium, so I decided to start the photothreads for multiple cities at the same time. I'll be updating this thread along with the present one on Brussels. There will be more threads to come, too.

We took the intercity rail (very efficient and rather inexpensive) all around Belgium and the Netherlands. We stopped in Gent - here's the main station, Gent St. Pieters.

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walking towards the Centrum

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More to come. Cheers.

Pule · August 18th, 2009, 10:01 AM

Beautiful, thanks for sharing.

***christos-greece*** · August 18th, 2009, 10:34 AM

Very nice set of photos @Mahratta

Vincedem · August 18th, 2009, 12:09 PM

I used to study in this city for 3 years. The city is very lifely with a lot of young people, bars, festivals, concerts,...

This is a very beautiful and tolerant city. In my opinion it´s a nicer place than the highly appreciated Bruges.

EvanG · August 18th, 2009, 01:09 PM

Nice

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vincedem

This is a very beautiful and tolerant city. In my opinion it´s a nicer place than the highly appreciated Bruges.

You can expect a letter from Moenaert coming your way now.

alacanti · August 18th, 2009, 01:45 PM

Nice town!

Mahratta · August 19th, 2009, 03:05 AM

Thanks folks

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vincedem

I used to study in this city for 3 years. The city is very lifely with a lot of young people, bars, festivals, concerts,...

This is a very beautiful and tolerant city. In my opinion it´s a nicer place than the highly appreciated Bruges.

Ghent was a great city, in fact I preferred it to Bruges - it had a well-preserved historic centrum but did not have the tad of artificiality that I found in Bruges, or all the bloody tourists (I'm an anti-tourist type of tourist). Both were great, though

more...

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Vincedem · August 19th, 2009, 10:42 AM

Nice, feel free to post some more pictures.

***christos-greece*** · August 19th, 2009, 10:52 AM

Yes, more photos its needed

please

X38 · August 20th, 2009, 02:05 PM

Very nice ! Please post them too on the Belgian Fotoforum !

pokistic · August 20th, 2009, 09:41 PM

The city looks so good!!

Mahratta · August 21st, 2009, 05:31 AM

Just a couple today...more tomorrow

X38 - Thanks! I'll start a couple of threads in the Fotoforum

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tonyssa · August 21st, 2009, 06:37 PM

Beautiful city!

Andre_idol · August 22nd, 2009, 05:25 AM

That´s a wonderful city that deserve a second visit because on the first one i just stayed there for 1/2 hours but i loved the city...such as the other Belgium citys that i visited and i´m looking forward to watch your pics of them

Mahratta · August 24th, 2009, 10:26 PM

We climbed the Belfry and got a few shots of Gent from this breathtaking perspective...

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image hosted on flickr

nedolessej197 · August 24th, 2009, 11:53 PM

amazing. those are really beautiful shots.

Andre_idol · August 25th, 2009, 03:27 AM

Breathtaking indeed!

Vincedem · August 25th, 2009, 11:56 AM

Nice! Now I really miss this city.

Thermo · August 25th, 2009, 12:36 PM

Still waiting for the Antwerp pics.....!

***Puinkabouter*** · August 25th, 2009, 04:33 PM

Apparently through time it has become completely impossible for you to take interest in any other Belgian city or town other than the one you live in

Just give the guy some time!

Mahratta, did you find the places & the snacks the people on the Belgian forum suggested to you? I hope you didn't find too many closed doors in Ghent: early august is when all the locals go on holidays and many bars and shops close for a week or two - because it's right after the july festival... I always find it a bit scary when I get home from vacation...

There are some really good pictures in this thread - and in the one you posted on Brussels too. Do you use an SLR, and if so: what type and what lens do you use?

August 18th, 2009, 03:12 AM	#1
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,129 Likes (Received): 2	Mahratta's Showcase: Gent, Belgium Hello all: I visited a number of cities in Belgium, so I decided to start the photothreads for multiple cities at the same time. I'll be updating this thread along with the present one on Brussels. There will be more threads to come, too. We took the intercity rail (very efficient and rather inexpensive) all around Belgium and the Netherlands. We stopped in Gent - here's the main station, Gent St. Pieters. image hosted on flickr walking towards the Centrum image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr More to come. Cheers. __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay

August 18th, 2009, 10:01 AM	#2
Pule BITTER HEART NEVER REST Join Date: May 2004 Location: JOHANNESBURG Posts: 11,398 Likes (Received): 14	Beautiful, thanks for sharing. __________________ SOUTH AFRICA my home, SOUTH AFRICA my love.

August 18th, 2009, 10:34 AM	#3
*christos-greece* Moderator! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 72,600 Likes (Received): 5203	Very nice set of photos @Mahratta __________________ Urban Showcase: Athens Kalamata Trikala Thessaloniki Cityscapes: Paris Barcelona Dubai, U.A.E. Monte Carlo, Monaco General photography: Castles of France - Chateau de France and, since May of '08: Greece!

August 19th, 2009, 10:52 AM	#9
*christos-greece* Moderator! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 72,600 Likes (Received): 5203	Yes, more photos its needed please __________________ Urban Showcase: Athens Kalamata Trikala Thessaloniki Cityscapes: Paris Barcelona Dubai, U.A.E. Monte Carlo, Monaco General photography: Castles of France - Chateau de France and, since May of '08: Greece!

August 21st, 2009, 05:31 AM	#12
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,129 Likes (Received): 2	Just a couple today...more tomorrow X38 - Thanks! I'll start a couple of threads in the Fotoforum image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay

August 18th, 2009, 12:09 PM	#4
Vincedem Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 290 Likes (Received): 0	I used to study in this city for 3 years. The city is very lifely with a lot of young people, bars, festivals, concerts,... This is a very beautiful and tolerant city. In my opinion it´s a nicer place than the highly appreciated Bruges.

August 18th, 2009, 01:45 PM	#6
alacanti Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 275 Likes (Received): 4	Nice town!

August 19th, 2009, 10:42 AM	#8
Vincedem Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 290 Likes (Received): 0	Nice, feel free to post some more pictures.

August 20th, 2009, 02:05 PM	#10
X38 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Antwerpen Posts: 4,145 Likes (Received): 11	Very nice ! Please post them too on the Belgian Fotoforum !

August 20th, 2009, 09:41 PM	#11
pokistic Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 612 Likes (Received): 0	The city looks so good!!

August 21st, 2009, 06:37 PM	#13
tonyssa . Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 68,392	Beautiful city!

August 22nd, 2009, 05:25 AM	#14
Andre_idol Fluorescent Adolescent Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Barcelos, Portugal Posts: 5,337 Likes (Received): 56	That´s a wonderful city that deserve a second visit because on the first one i just stayed there for 1/2 hours but i loved the city...such as the other Belgium citys that i visited and i´m looking forward to watch your pics of them

August 24th, 2009, 10:26 PM	#15
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,129 Likes (Received): 2	We climbed the Belfry and got a few shots of Gent from this breathtaking perspective... image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay

August 24th, 2009, 11:53 PM	#16
nedolessej197 hello Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: sacramento, los angeles, bangkok Posts: 439 Likes (Received): 0	amazing. those are really beautiful shots.

August 25th, 2009, 03:27 AM	#17
Andre_idol Fluorescent Adolescent Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Barcelos, Portugal Posts: 5,337 Likes (Received): 56	Breathtaking indeed!

August 25th, 2009, 11:56 AM	#18
Vincedem Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 290 Likes (Received): 0	Nice! Now I really miss this city.

August 25th, 2009, 12:36 PM	#19
Thermo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Antwerp Posts: 3,307 Likes (Received): 170	Still waiting for the Antwerp pics.....!

August 25th, 2009, 04:33 PM	#20
*Puinkabouter* killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: G(h)ent Posts: 7,726 Likes (Received): 54	Apparently through time it has become completely impossible for you to take interest in any other Belgian city or town other than the one you live in Just give the guy some time! Mahratta, did you find the places & the snacks the people on the Belgian forum suggested to you? I hope you didn't find too many closed doors in Ghent: early august is when all the locals go on holidays and many bars and shops close for a week or two - because it's right after the july festival... I always find it a bit scary when I get home from vacation... There are some really good pictures in this thread - and in the one you posted on Brussels too. Do you use an SLR, and if so: what type and what lens do you use? __________________ www.dewebsitevanpuinkabouter.be

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