Ghent; Saturday, 21 December, 2013

A late rise and breakfast and then out for a quick wander around town, and a check to see when the river cruise boats ran.

I eventually found myself at the Belfort so had a look around the museum located in its tower, and the views over the city from the platforms two thirds of the way up the tower. From the Belfort I popped into the neighbouring St Nicholas church before heading back to the riverside to pick up an early afternoon river cruise.

River cruise completed I wandered back through the little lanes of the city centre to the Cathedral and had a look around that before spending a little while wandering through the stalls of the Christmas Markets picking up a few final gifts for family.

I stopped for a light bite of a braatworst and gluhwein at one of the stalls almost opposite the entrance to my hotel. This proved to be useful as not only was it bitterly cold and windy, as I was finishing it started to rain so I headed back into the hotel to warm up, just as a downpour really got underway.

The downpour continued for much of the evening, so I decided to have a light dinner in the hotel bar, before having an early night