WPC – Telling the story

Although sometimes I got lost what it’s all about …

WPC – Walking flowerpots

I love to watch how much creativity is hidden in human’s brain.

CFFC – Velo-ciraptor

It’s a dangerous animal (if it’s alive it would surely eat you). But …

WPC – Opposite city

City of Ghent consists of two worlds: upper (dry) one and lower (wet) one. Sometimes you may get much surprised how different they are.

CFFC – Red bricks and little chapels

You would know from the first look that you are in Belgium. The old towns of Ghent, Brugge or Andwerp are full of red-bricked buildings of 200, 300 or 400 years of age.

Beguinages of Ghent – Beginaże gandawskie

In Belgium beguinages survived in a few towns: Ghent, Brugge, Kortrijk.

W Belgii beginaże przetrwały w kilku miastach: Gandawie, Brugii, Kortrijk.

Last beguine – Ostatnia beginka

Beguinages that survived till present times come usually from XVI and XVII centuries.

Beginaże, które przetrwały do naszych czasów, pochodzą najczęściej z XVI i XVII wieku.

Beguines working – Beginki pracujące

Though beguines lived in their enclaves surrounded with walls, they do not lock themselves there as nuns or monks.

Choć beginki żyły w swoich enklawach otoczonych murem, nie zamykały się w nich jak mniszki lub zakonnicy.

Equality of beguines – Równouprawnienie beginek

Beguines wore special clothes, very similar to the monastic habits and for that reason they were mistaken with nuns.

Beginki miały specjalne stroje, bardzo podobne do klasztornych habitów, dlatego często mylono je z zakonnicami.