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Electro Sy
07-10-2006, 09:50 PM
Ok lets get this one going.

Anybody know of a decent , not too pricey place to stay in Gent.....going to I Love Techno in 2 weeks & still have no accomadation.

Also going to Berlin at the start of September & would appreciate any info on places, to stay..clubs to visit & general things that are worth a look.

Cheers,
Sy.
storysham
09-10-2006, 11:09 PM
Ok lets get this one going.

Anybody know of a decent , not too pricey place to stay in Gent.....going to I Love Techno in 2 weeks & still have no accomadation.

Also going to Berlin at the start of September & would appreciate any info on places, to stay..clubs to visit & general things that are worth a look.

Cheers,
Sy.

The best hostel i ever stayed in was called east seven in berlin. highly reccommend it. Only 6 minutes by u bahn from alexanderplatz.

www.eastseven.de
jungle
10-10-2006, 09:42 AM
I can give you some guidance on Ghent as a town if you like, but I visited as a day trip, so no nothing of accommodation there.
EDDIEB
10-10-2006, 09:51 AM
Go to Bruge - it a great little beautiful city.Ghent is more industrial etc which will suit techno lovers......
jungle
10-10-2006, 10:06 AM
Go to Bruge - it a great little beautiful city.Ghent is more industrial etc which will suit techno lovers......
Bruges is beautiful, but it's very quiet.

Ghent is a big university town with a large party scene. Although it is an industrial city it has a beautiful medieval renaissance core in the area between the Gravensteen and the town centre. In addition, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (in St Bavo's cathedral) is the single most impressive painting I've ever seen.
Attracta Mann
10-10-2006, 06:50 PM
I've seen that painting in the cathedral in Ghent, it's a stunner. My advice would be to stay in Antwerp, it's really buzzing, great nightlife, history galore. Ghent is only 20's away minutes by train and Bruges about 40mins. Both are well worth a visit. If you liked The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, check out the Memling Museum @ Sint Janshospitaal in Bruges, a 14th century hospital with much of it's art still intact. The shrine to St. Ursula is breathtaking. I spent a weekend in Bruges a few years ago in the depths of winter, theer were no tourists, just a thick blanket of snow and frozen canals....beautiful.