Topic: Chocolate & History
11:45 Helga Verpaele meets with you in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel
Walk towards the Belga Queen restaurant (5 minutes)
12:00 Aperitif & lunch at the Belga Queen (www.belgaqueen.be)
14:00 Meeting with your guide Mireille Matthijs at the dock of the boats
of Ghent. Private boat tour "Ghent seen from the water"
15:00 Visit of the workshop of Luc Van Hoorebeke, chocolatier
located Sint-Baafsplein.
Information by Mrs. Van Hoorebeke followed by a demonstration
"the secret of making Belgian chocolate pralines".
16:00 Historical visit of the Sint-Baafs Cathedral with viewing
of "The mystic lamb" (famous painting by the Van Eyck brothers, 1432)
followed by a walk to the "Mammelokker" monument.
17:30 Back at the Marriott's hotel.
19:00 Welcome Reception at the Marriott Hotel