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Favorite thing: To the left of the main station hall you'll find both a manned facility and lockers for left luggage. The lockers are for short-term usage (up to 24 hours) whilst the manned facility can be used for longer term storage (or if you just prefer it for security).

I've only used the lockers and found them simple and safe. There's three sizes: small, medium and large. The small ones are spacious enough (and quite deep) for most purposes and cost, at the time of writing, 3 Euros - correct change in coins. The system is simple: find an open locker and put your bag in. When you close the door the light should change from green to red then you put your money in and the door locks. The machine issues you a ticket with a barcode and a pin number.

To retrieve your luggage simply scan the barcode on the scanner (marked AFHALEN) and the locker should open automatically. I assume the pin number is a back-up just in case the scan doesn't work.

Favorite thing: The most common European emergency number 112 (following Directive 2002/22/EC: Universal Service Directive) and also standard on GSM mobile phones. 112 is used in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom in addition to their other emergency numbers.

Here are some useful phone numbers that you might need while in Belgium:

Police: 101
Ambulance / Firebrigade: 100
Missing children: 110
Mental problems/suicide: 106

Favorite thing: Start your walk through Ghent at the St Michielsbrug. This bridge spans the Leie River and provides beautiful views of medieval buildings and the three majestic spires: St Niklaas Church, the Belfry and St Bavo Cathedral.

Favorite thing: The Graslei is one of the loveliest old city quaysides of Ghent. The spectacular medieval guildhouses reflect beautifully in the water. From here you can also take a boat trip to explore Ghent by water.

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Favorite thing: HMS Fearless recycled by Van Heyghen Recycling
HMS Fearless was a Royal Navy ship which served from 1965 until 2002. As one of the vessels committed to Operation Corporate, the 1982 Falklands War.
It will be recycled for 100% in the "VH recycling center" located in the Port of Ghent

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Favorite thing: The Port of Ghent is an established industrial port, home to global leaders in the steel (Arcelor), automotive Volvo and Honda), forest products (Van Hoorbeke), chemical and energy industries(Electrabel), among others.
It is the first time that four harbours in Flanders held a so called "Open door- day" The chance to visit Ghent, Antwerp, Ostend and Zeebrugge (65.000 visitors in total)

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Favorite thing: Ghent Bio-Energy Valley is a joint initiative of Ghent University, the city of Ghent, the Port of Ghent, the Development Agency East-Flanders and a number of industrial companies related to the Ghent region that are active in the fields of bio-energy generation, distribution, storage and use. Ghent Bio-Energy Valley promotes the development of the bio-based economy through collaborative programs

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Favorite thing: The seaport of Ghent, with its rich history starting in the Middle Ages, has proven to be an important economic gateway to and from one of the most densely populated regions in Europe. Ghent is a multi-purpose seaport offering a choice of well equipped terminals for handling and storing a vast range of commodities and cargoes.