An easier ride today. I'm now in the Low Countries which means FLAT. My destination was Ghent, Belgium and the route Komoot selected took me along a smooth wide sealed towpath beside a canal. Most of my non cycling and navigating time was spent recording 360 video. Little did I realise the error I was making.
Perhaps I was focussed on the error I might have made with my accommodation booking. It was cheap. My error was in reading the reviews after making the non refundable booking. The reviews were 99% bad. Smelly, dirty, smoke tarnished rooms with thin walls frequented by Bulgarian truck drivers. Oh well! You get what you pay for in life.
First signs didn't look good. I couldn't find the entrance. The faded lemon coloured building appeared to be in a car scrap yard.
The entrance. It led to an industrial estate
Things started to improve when I spoke with the receptionist. She had spent some time in Australia five years earlier and kindly gave me a non smoking room. Another bonus was it was clean. The walls were thin and even without my hearing aids on I could hear the noises from other occupants. However I managed to get some sleep and wasn't bitten by bed bugs.
In the morning I rode back into the centre of Ghent. The city was only just starting to show signs of life.
The restaurant area was dead.
Too early for the tourists to want a canal sightseeing trip
The weekly market in the main square was underway. Locals - not tourists.
I was rather taken with the decorative work at the top of this three storey building
Next stop is Antwerp.
2 comments :
I'm pleased there were no bed bugs to bite you in your accomodation. I hope you are eating there was no mention of any meals.
Jenny I had a meal last night and have been eating apples and bananas for breakfast and lunch. I'm managing to lose some weight.
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