B-MOC’s Guide to Ghent

Hiya, my
name is B-MOC and I will be your guide today.

Suppose you all take
the train to Ghent station Sint-Pieters. From there you jump on the Tram 1
(public transport) to the korenmarkt. Now you’re in the center of Ghent. Go to
the St. Michael’s Bridge and from here you can enjoy a beautiful view of the
famous Ghent towers: St. Nicholas’church,  the Belfry and St.Bavo’s Cathedral: a
beautiful cathedral combining different architectural styles: the Romanesque,
the high Gothic, and the late Gothic. In the cathedral you can see “The Mystic
Lamb”. This world famous altarpiece by Jan van Eyck dates from 1432 and is
considered to be the high point in the 15th century Flemish art.

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/>Nearby is the Werregarenstraat. It’s a legal place for Graffiti writers to
experiment thanks to Ghent legend 1UP who made this possible. Should you have
forgotten your tools, go around the corner and buy them in the href="http://www.cream.be">CREAM, hoogpoort 9 13 a local shop that supports
street art and sells cans and markers, even handmade shirts and canvas art by
writers. All the streets in Ghent are filled with stickers. If you want to see
them check out this site If you need some
inspiration walk to the Serpentstraat . There you will find the best underground
comics and magazines at low prices in the href="http://www.deschaar.com">SCHAAR

Probably you’re getting
thirsty and hungry. Don’t look further. Walk to the Onderstraat and you will see
a weird kitsch cafe filled with old toys. It’s called the Pink Flamingos. They
have fresh homemade soup, Italian dishes,...and lots of alcoholic spirits. Many
artists and musicians hang around here.

If you want some nice kick
ass music at the MusicMania in
the Bagattenstraat 197 you’ll find everything you always wanted. They have a
huge back up catalogue. It’s 4 floors high. You can’t miss it.

Across
the street you can see the Vooruit It’s a
cultural place with several concert halls and a cafe. A melting pot for creative
people. It’s also a really beautiful building to look at.

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/>For those who want more art, we have the href="http://www.smak.be">Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art
(Citadelpark) Here one can find a captivating collection works of Belgian and
international artists. The most imported art tendencies since 1945 are
represented by Bacon, Beuys, Panamarenko, Broodthaers, Long, Nauman and
others.

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also at the Citadelpark contains paintings and sculptures as well as drawings
and graphics from the Middle Ages till the first half of the 20th century.
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There is still a lot to see but I guess this will do for now. I think
I’ll take my bike and be a tourist for a day

Hope to see you in Ghent
and “Happy Hunting”

B-MOC
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