Snowing in Ghent
I'm enjoying the last few days of a trip to the Netherlands and Belgium. Here's a photo of Ghent, Belgium that I took last night after a snowfall:
I love this town. I want to apologize for ever laughing at any Belgium jokes. It's full of canals, cathedrals, cozy cafes, and even a castle (alliteration totally unintentional there.) Allison and I are staying in an old cloister that's been renovated with niceties like modern showers. Since we're in Belgium, every restaurant offers a big selection of interesting beers. I'm trying to sample as many of the unfamiliar ones as I reasonably can before I have to leave here tomorrow. Wish I had a few more days...
The first week of the trip was all business. I spent most of my hours in an office at ESTEC, the European Space Agency's development center in the Netherlands. The work culminated in a demonstration of the STA (Space Trajectory Analysis) application that I've been collaborating on for about a year now. ESTEC is located near Noordwijk, a beach resort town that's popular in the summer months but nearly deserted in the winter. No tourist would pay money to endure the ever-worsening storms that came rolling off the North Sea while I was there. But, that was perfect weather for focusing on work.
I love this town. I want to apologize for ever laughing at any Belgium jokes. It's full of canals, cathedrals, cozy cafes, and even a castle (alliteration totally unintentional there.) Allison and I are staying in an old cloister that's been renovated with niceties like modern showers. Since we're in Belgium, every restaurant offers a big selection of interesting beers. I'm trying to sample as many of the unfamiliar ones as I reasonably can before I have to leave here tomorrow. Wish I had a few more days...
The first week of the trip was all business. I spent most of my hours in an office at ESTEC, the European Space Agency's development center in the Netherlands. The work culminated in a demonstration of the STA (Space Trajectory Analysis) application that I've been collaborating on for about a year now. ESTEC is located near Noordwijk, a beach resort town that's popular in the summer months but nearly deserted in the winter. No tourist would pay money to endure the ever-worsening storms that came rolling off the North Sea while I was there. But, that was perfect weather for focusing on work.