Donkey Gate

When Napoleon first came to Bruges, a whole city delegation was waiting for him here. He was supposed to arrive in Bruges in the afternoon on his way from Ostend. When evening came and everyone here was becoming more and more impatient wondering where he was, a rider arrived with the message that he would not be expected until the next morning. The next morning, the large man was once again eagerly awaited. Once more, he let the official delegation figuratively paint the Ezelspoort. By 2 o'clock in the afternoon, nothing could be seen at the gate. Then an official envoy arrived to tell that he was already in the city and had entered through another gate.

Pascal Brackman