Although I began working the first week of October, we received two weeks off of work for Vacances de Toussaint at the end of that month!  As I was previously unaware of this vacation, I didn’t really have a game plan for my days off.  After spending a day relaxing for my first day on holiday, I researched some ticket prices and booked a ten-day trip in Belgium and the Netherlands!  My first stop – Ghent! (Or, in French, Gand!)  While in Ireland the weekend before this, a fellow traveler I crossed paths with told me that this was his favorite city in Belgium and highly recommended I check it out!…