The postcard view

The canals through the city made for the nickname Venice of the North.

Rozenhoedkaai, Bruges

Balls of steel

A model of an iron crystal is the well-known remains of the World Expo 1958. The top sphere is the viewing platform and the connecting tubes are actually escalators.

The Atomium, Brussels

Bricks

The medieval castle from 1180 was modeled after crusader castles.

Gravensteen, Ghent

Towering

This beast keeps playing all the time.

Belfry, Bruges

Assault angel

Augustijnenkaai, Ghent

Light and magic

The bell tower of the Town Hall is one of the finest Gothic buildings in the city. The light show makes it look like the home of Sauron.

Grand Place, Brussels

Beneath the spheres

The real reason for my visit was of course to experience the location for the 1988 video for song Headhunter by Front 242, directed by the master Anton Corbijn, where various egg-related scenes take place.

Reine at Atomium, Brussels

Make a good impression

The town hall facade features a flamboyant Gothic style.

Stadshuis, Ghent

Nobody puts Jesus in a corner

The chapel holds a venerable relic, said to be the blood of Jesus.

Basiliek van het Heilig Bloed, Bruges

Entryway

The building next to the bridge from 1895 used to house a flood control mechanism.

Minnewater Bridge, Bruges

Waterside location

Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant, Ghent

Tanner me this

This used to be the guild hall of the tanners.

Toreken, Ghent