I started out just collecting collecting countries — “been there, done that” — but I've gradually decided there are countries I have little interest in visiting & there are other places I want to go back to & spend more time in. All the places below are repeats.
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This lovely city is sometimes overlooked because it's too close to beautiful Brugge.

Predikherenlei, Ghent, 2009

I enjoy the sinuous interplay of the bridge, the boats & the canal-side walkways.

Rodetorenkaai, Ghent, 2009

Prinsengracht 739-741,
Amsterdam, 2010

The colors are fabulous, aren’t they?
Now try to imagine the smells!

Misir Carşisi (the Egyptian Bazaar),
Istanbul, 2010

La Moule Sacrée, Hoedenmakersstraat 11,
Brussels, 2010
One of Brussels’ best-known symbols is the Maneken-Pis (little boy pissing) statue. I ran across a better one tho.

Brussels, 2010