Oostende

weapon of Ostend

location of Ostend within the province West-Flanders

Beach and promenade pier - panoramic view

Station

Statue of the waiting fisherman's wives

detail

the museumship Amandine

Panoramic view on the Koninklijke Gaanderijen, seen from the beach

Hotel Thermae Palace with gallery

Koninklijke Gaanderijen - interior view

sea front with royal gallery and Casino Kursaal

beach cabins

Venetiaanse Gaanderijen

Ventiaanse Gaanderijen - sideview

Beach with containership entering the harbour

Harbor entrance between two piers

western pier

Yacht entering the harbor

yacht basin

typical fisherman's clothes; early 20th century

some fishing boats with the 'vistrap' in the background

fishing nets on a small fishing boat

drying fishing nets

the lighthouse

Hippodrome - panoramic view

Hippodrome - grandstand with royal box

Hippodrome - old entrance

Hippodrome (around 1905)

King Leopold II at the hippodrome (around 1905)

Hippodrome - horse statue

De Smet de Naeyerbrug

De Smet de Naeyerbrug

De Smet de Naeyerbrug

Europacentrum

Lucy Loes, a popular local singer

Bust of Lucy Loes by Josiane Vanhoutte

Flemish coast in the early Middle Ages