Glad you enjoyed your trip to Ghent!
I used to study there, it's a beautifull city with several great spots.
About the Gravensteen: There's a story about students 'attacking' the Gravensteen on the 16th of November 1949. As there was just 1 guard at the entrance, the students managed to conquer the castle. They did so because the prices of the beer were risen and they just wanted to organize a student joke.
Every year this student joke is remembered by students with a 'cantus' (an evening with drinking beer and singing traditional songs).
I should write an article about the whole attack 🤔
Now ontopic again: Great article with some nice pictures! :D
Thank you very much for your nice comment, I'm glad to see that at least one of my readers knows this amazing city, moreover studied there.
I knew the story of this place but I didn't want to write it here because this information can be found on the net and I tried to expose my own experience.
I see you know the history of this place very well so put up and write a post just about it for sure it will be very interesting😉
Love your way of thinking: authentic and personal content > 'general information'
By the way I don't know the whole history at all, as a student I was (and still am) very interested in student traditions :D
I also like very much to discover the history of the places I visit, you realize that a place I visit and do not know what I see I visited for nothing.
I am as well that guy reading the signs describing the story about monuments, buildings and statues and/or googling around.. I just enjoy learning new stuff :D
I'm very glad to hear that.
Have a wonderful weekend.