Sint-Baaf cathedral, on the central square close to our hotel. The most impressive tower in a city of towers and steeples. *

The surprisingly small main entrance to the cathedral. It's modesty makes the incredibly rich and varied interior all the more surprising. *

Detail of the cathedral door. Gent was untouched by either world war and the wealth of architectural detail catches one's attention everywhere in the city. *

Every street running off the central square invites you to enter it. *

Parking is very difficult downtown. After the last war, the city filled in several canals to create roadways to enable more vehicles to come downtown. Now they have started to dig them out again to get the vehicles out! *

Interesting statuary near the cathedral. Don't ask me what it's about! *

This building, very close to one of the many canals (Gent was called "the Venice of the North") was once moated. *

Part of the moat was filled in and the level raised to create this roadway. *

This quiet little garden was likely once a part of the moat. *