7 September 2015
We walked the short distance from the school to the Waregem Station where we all joined in to sing "Happy Birthday" to Benjamin. It is special to celebrate your birthday with a trip to Ghent. The train was packed with people and for a moment we though we would not make it to this historical town.
The history of Ghent begins in the year 630, when St Amandus chose the site of the confluence of the rivers Lys and Scheldt to construct an abbey.
The boys, especially, enjoyed exploring the medieval castle and the relics of the torture chamber, a small guillotine with an authentic original blade, spiked iron collars, racks, branding irons, thumb screws, and a special kind of pitchfork designed to make certain that people being burned at the stake stayed in the flames. We saw all of this in a small museum in the castle, along with weapons and suits of armour. On a happier note, we climbed to the ramparts of the high building in the center, the donjon, our reward was a great view of Ghent's rooftops and towers. All the climbing and exploring left us quite hungry and we were of to lunch.
Walking on a full tummy is never a good idea and everyone was grateful that they could sit back and enjoy a tour along the canals of Ghent with our guide, Stoffel.
We walked the short distance from the school to the Waregem Station where we all joined in to sing "Happy Birthday" to Benjamin. It is special to celebrate your birthday with a trip to Ghent. The train was packed with people and for a moment we though we would not make it to this historical town.
The history of Ghent begins in the year 630, when St Amandus chose the site of the confluence of the rivers Lys and Scheldt to construct an abbey.
The boys, especially, enjoyed exploring the medieval castle and the relics of the torture chamber, a small guillotine with an authentic original blade, spiked iron collars, racks, branding irons, thumb screws, and a special kind of pitchfork designed to make certain that people being burned at the stake stayed in the flames. We saw all of this in a small museum in the castle, along with weapons and suits of armour. On a happier note, we climbed to the ramparts of the high building in the center, the donjon, our reward was a great view of Ghent's rooftops and towers. All the climbing and exploring left us quite hungry and we were of to lunch.
Walking on a full tummy is never a good idea and everyone was grateful that they could sit back and enjoy a tour along the canals of Ghent with our guide, Stoffel.
Happy Birthday Ben!
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