People told me, I had to go and see Bruges but Ghent would be way cooler and I agree!
We were lucky enough not only to walks around and visit Ghent, we also got to experience the Ghent festival called Gentse Feesten. There were stages all over the city, bands playing all kinds of music, people out on the street drinking beer, the city was covered in lights and fire installations – simply amazing!!
As a foreigner in Belgium visiting Bruges is a must. Everyone told me it’s very pretty but even more touristy. And that’s what it is. Walking around in Bruges almost feels like walking around in an outdoor museum and I don’t mean that in a bad way. There are cute little medieval houses and churches, framed by the canal, very picturesque. If you’re into carriage rides, Bruges is the place to go. Just foodwise maybe not the best place to go, most of the cafes and restaurants I would consider to be tourist traps (20-25€ for a mediocre meal?) However, that didn’t keep us from having a good time!
The next day we did some sightseeing, obviously. I had never been to see the Atomium myself, it’s not very close to anything and there is nothing else there but some touristy museums. But it had to be done 😉 After a seen that done that, we went back into the city to explore the city centre and to get some sweet overkill Belgian waffles at Maison Dandoy! Good times!
Different people told me separately about the Czech Street Party and I must admit, it was really fun 🙂
They had different stands for each region with free food trials, free beer and Czech liquor. Also very interesting music and then there was this guy who advertised the amazing Mendel University in Brno. Apparently they have their own brewery and make their own wine 😀 Check it out! Amazing guy, we asked him for a photo after his speech
…and now it’s time to say goodbye 😦
I’m back in Germany and this project has come to it’s end. I hope you enjoyed reading all my bullshit and if you have you might get the feeling for why I’m super sad that I had to leave. It’s been one of the best summers of my life, I met so many great people who shared all these amazing experiences with me and to whom I will always be grateful!
This is my DC:
So the porch is just in front of my house, we sit there all the time, have a drink or coffee in the mornings.
The bar (second last picture) is called “The Raven”. It’s the place to go here in Mount Pleasant where I live. It’s just next to the laundrymat, one reason why we go there quite some times 😉
The DC-metro-picture gives you an impression of the troubles they have with the DC metro all the time. It has not been taken care of for quite a while and there are fires in the tunnels every week… I try to avoid it whenever I can.
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