Belgium

Our trip to Bruges and Brussels took us to Belgium for the first time and to two of the best known cities in the country. We flew from Girona to Brussels early in the morning so we decided to go directly by train to Bruges to reach one of the most beautiful cities in the world on the first day of our trip.

Ibis Gent Centrum Opera Hotel in Ghent quite central. Choosing this hotel was for us a reason for quality / price ratio and we cannot say otherwise that we are right. The hotel is quite impersonal, both for attention and design. Check-in is quite cumbersome, as they fill out several forms, in our opinion, totally expendable.

Tips for Ghent, Antwerp and Leuven One of the first tips for Ghent, Antwerp and Leuven, is if you arrive at Brussels Charleroi Airport or have your flight departure from this airport and the schedules are out of the ordinary, the best option is to opt by the shuttle that makes the tour in 1 hour.

Day 5: BRUSSELS - CHARLEROI AIRPORT - GIRONA Monday, November 4 Ringggggggggggg, Ringggggggg ... It can't be. But what time is it ???? Was today the day we were returning home? Today we have to do the reverse route of a few days ago, return from Brussels to Charleroi. Mmm ... it's 3.30 in the morning and we have to take the bus at 4 in the morning from Brussels Midi Station, since our flight from Brussels to Girona leaves at 6.

Day 4: BRUSSELS - LOVAINA - BRUSSELS Sunday, November 3 Ringgggg, ringgggg ... the alarm sounds and when we look at the time it is just after 6 in the morning and we realize that we are in Brussels and that today is the day we will go Get to know one of the most famous cities in the area and we will take a train from Brussels to Leuven.

Day 1: GIRONA AIRPORT - BRUSSELS CHARLEROI AIRPORT - BRUSSELS MIDI STATION - GENT Thursday, October 31 Ringggggggg Ringggggggg ... mmm ... alarm clock? Yes, it is the alarm clock and tells us that we have to get up to go to work, but it also reminds us that today is a special day, today is the day we will step on Belgium again and take the train that will take us from Brussels to Ghent, that city ​​that we want to know for years.

Day 2: WHAT TO SEE IN GENT - Graslei, Korenmarkt, Belfort Tower, Sint-BaafsKhedhedraal, Het Gravensteen, Stadhuis, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb Friday, November 1 Wake up sound at 7 in the morning? And we are not in our bed? That means it is time to wake up quickly and get going.

Day 3: GANTE - BRUSSELS - AMBERES - BRUSSELS Saturday, November 2 Today we start the day shortly before 6.30 in the morning and without breakfast, shortly after 7 in the morning we leave the Ibis Centrum Opera Hotel and we are already on our way to the Ghent Station, from where we will take the train from Ghent to Brussels which will be the first of the day.

TRAVEL PREPARATIONS A few months ago, while we reviewed the calendar of possible getaways, one of which we had very clear this year, is that we wanted to return to Belgium. A few years ago we made a trip to Bruges and Brussels, which in principle was planned to also visit Ghent, but in the end, due to lack of time we had to reduce visits.