European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 in a unsent stories and photos by Linda White travel editor Here Are five ways to see Ghoul a Booklet from the Louril Ollice lefts us on fool by Carriage by Tram or bus by taxi and by boat the bos Way to see the cily is to Combine walking with Iram and boat rides and it s a Good idea 10 bring along thai Booklet called Ghent walk Guido. It Coli 30 belgian francs about 75 cents Al tourist information offices. Also available free is an  leaflet of practical information listing addresses opening  entry fees Lor the major attractions Ghent is one of Belgium s Art Olies it flourished in the 13th to 15th centuries when it Field a Premier position in the cloth Trade its textile Industry was revived in the 18th and 19th centuries old factories sit Cheek by jowl with ornately gab Elod Guild houses which wore restored or the world exhibition of 1913 the boat tour of Iho Cly is Short about hah an hour bul passes some of the City s Besl facades. Tho covered boats of Iho Benelux Recto depart from the Graslie and the smaller open Boa 15 of do booties Van Genf depart just across the River at the Kore Lei on the River Leie the Price of each is 100 francs Aboul $2 50 for Adums and 60 francs about $1 50 for children i prefer the open boats the firm has big Black and White umbrellas in Case of Fain one can see and photograph More easily and the commentary is live. The Captain asks whal languages Are needed when passengers step aboard the Small boat also goes Asar As the Sluice House that was once part of the City Wall. It can Maka the in up the Leie River because it can gel under the Low Bridges. Both boat trips give an excellent View of 1hc three Spires o medieval Ghent just before lha St. Michael s Bridge. Both pause at grave Steen Tho Castle of the counts of Flanders which rises up from the River. The Gray Hulk of the caste has been much restored. Built by Philip of Alsace in 11 to. In has been a mint a seat of Justice and a Complex of Industrial buildings and workers Homes for Seal of Justice read torture its museum of judicial objects is the most important Olms kind in Belgium and contains a frightening array of torture instruments from thumbscrews to ornate swords used to behead people of Noble birth. Prisoners were branded until the 19th Century torture was officially abolished by the French in 1794, entry to the Castle is 40 francs Aboul $1 for adults Hall that for children. Many of tha sight of Ghent Are found in the old town. A Lour can Start at the cloth Hall Wilh lha audio visual show the Ghent experience 40 francs for adults half Price Lor children. Just beside the Hall Al St. Baals Plein you can pick up a House drawn Carriage which makes a half hour Central City tour for 450 francs about $11.25. Or Start out on fool through the Lively cell prof town. Tho Market squares arc especially Busy with outdoor cafes irites islands and All sorts of merchandise Lor Sale. The Frijda Markl Friday Market was a Center of political life in the Middle Agos and a number of Imp Omant buildings surround it from the baroque fur workers Guild House to the Art Nouveau socialist workers Union House. A new goods Market is set up there every Friday and saturday and a Flea Maricl on sunday. The Grent Enmark once was filled with fish setters stalls but today is the site of a Small vegetable Market. The town Hall on the Bola Markl must be admired from the outside unless you happen to be in the City on a festival Day when it is open to the Public. Many other buildings can be visited daily St. Bravo s Cathedral contains ail masterpieces by Jan Van Eyck. Joos Van Wassenhove and Pater Paul Rubens As Well As a remarkable crypt. The massive St. Michael s Church also houses a Good collection of paintings. Ghent has six castles and a variety of museums from the museum of con temporary Art to the museum of folklore irom a school museum to a lapidary museum. It has six puppet Heaters abbeys and convents abound and there Are a number of Begui Nages not Quile convents but religious houses where women could withdraw from the world and concentrate on prayer and Charity. Then there is mad Meg. The Iron Cannon dating from the 15th Century that was fired Only once and Ghent s own Manniken Pis younger than his Brothers in Brussels and gerhards Bergen. One can visit the botanical Garden of the stale University of Ghent which has More than 7,500 species of plants or make a pilgrimage to the National execution Yard where 56 resistance lighters were shot in world War ii. Many of the sights lie outside the Central City so if you plan to visit them take a bus or Iram. A 24-hour ticket costs 105 francs Aboul $2 60a 48-hour ticket is 150 francs Aboul $3.75 and a 72 hour ticket is 200 francs about s5. Weekend in Ghent packages Are available through the tourist office including one or two nights accommodation win breakfast a typical Ghent dinner a Welcome drink free parking and a Booklet of discount vouchers. Reservations must be made Al least one week in Advance prices Are Good until feb 23 and Range irom 1,150 to 2,000 francs about $28 75 to $50 per person for one night and 1,800 to 3.300 francs Aboul $45 to $62.50 per person Lor two nights a Lis of hotels bed and breakfast establishments and restaurants is available from the tourist office. Several youth hostels can also be found in Ghent. For information Contact Dienst toe Rise Van gent Belfor Straat 9. B-9000 Ghent. Belgium. T Page t4 the stars and stripes two views of Ghent one at the rooftops irom thu of medieval Charm and Grace. Monday