So much to see and do here but it is a place for ambling, people watching and chilling out.There is no pressure to see and do beyond what you want to do.
We opted for a walk along the canal first thing,well the outer canal which circles the old town and feeds into the smaller canals running through the town.The walk was lovely, a bonus was the four windmills along the canal.I climbed up to one as it had an open door but it was a museum on the history of the flour milling industry.I opted not to pay to go in as it was all in Flemish and it would mean nothing to me but a novel idea.
I rewarded myself with a traditional hot chocolate when we finished the walk several hours later.The best chocolate house was next door so why not?It is served in a large bowl of hot milk and the chocolate is dropped into the milk and stirred until melted.Delicious.
Later we attended a free harp concert in an historic old church which also had a collection of Picasso lithographs and drawings so I went to that as well.I bought an etching of his famous peace dove to take home.
The harpist was amazing as he had a variety of other traditional harp related instruments which he incorporated into the music.All the music he created was of his own composition.
We ate lunch again at the bakery and enjoyed the home made cold raspberry lemonade with a melon and jam on sandwich before heading back to the hotel for a break. Leg rest time I call it.
Our final night was spent at an organ recital at the Cathedral which was amazing.I did not appreciate until then how complex the instrument is and how dexterous you need to be not only with the hands but with the feet.
Later we ate at a locals restaurant down a side street and had a very nice meal finishing with waffles.We had been promising ourselves these since Amsterdam but never seemed to have enough space at the end of the meal for a dessert but tonight it was a priority and worth waiting for.
It was their specialty with icing sugar,ice cream and chocolate sauce.As you can guess this is not losing weight food but when in Rome....
Monday, 25 July 2016
Windmills, Picasso and concerts
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