It doesn’t snow often in Seattle. Which is good because it is a very hilly city without the infrastructure to remove snow. On the rare occasion when it does snow this circumstances leave residents with only one option for getting around the city.
Some people may say that things are never black and white. To those people I would direct them up to the mountains on a cold winter morning and see a dark world covered in fresh snow. I managed a picture of this winter wonderland while skiing this weekend, with the clouds just retreating back up into the sky and a light dusting on all the trees.
Our next day in Belgium we split the day between Bruges and Ghent. Both of these cities were beautiful examples of Gothic ascetics with very little modern construction.
A picturesque hotel right as we got off the train
The morning streets of Bruges
Omer on the streets
Around every corner is another great scene
Jonathan, looking for breakfast
Spires tower over all the city
Getting a picutre
Waling the street
The Courthouse
The Belfry of Bruges
Inside the Belfry
From the top of the Belfry we watch a storm roll in
Looking down on the Basilica of the Holy Blood
Bells in the Belfry
“Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries”
A medieval courtyard
The back of the tower
The streets after the rain
The rain removes all the tourist from in from of City hall
Basilica of the Holy Blood, no pictures were allowed inside
Looking cool
Empty streets
Admiring the Church
The Church of St. Anne
The Courthouse
Where we stopped for lunch for Belgium fries
More chocolates
The Senate and People of Belgium?
A Bridge in Bruges
Top photo spot
Justin by the canal
Behind Church of Our Lady Bruges
Taking a picture
Half Moon’s bier pipeline!
On a bridge
Where we should have gotten lunch
Goodbye Bruges, will Justin make it to Ghent?
Saint Nicholas’ Church in Ghent
So many towers
I think the stone tower looks nicer than the crane
The Belfry of Ghent
Belfry of Ghent, St Bavo’s Cathedral in the background
Post Plaza
Looking back at Saint Nicholas
Leie (Lys) River
Gravensteen castle
Despite running to the castle we arrived just as it closed
Defend the gates
Saint Nicholas
A canal cafe
Sunset
Ghent at night
Back at Gravensteen castle
Canals are calm at night
Bridge of the Lys at night
A Clash of Coasts 