There have been still some pics in my camera, photos I made on the way back, in French Flandre.
And I got this film finally developed as well :wink:
French Flandre
The following pics are from Bergues (origianally called "the green mountain" = "Groenberg"), which is said to be the "second Bruges".
Walking round the town walls of Bergues, you could almost be back in the Middle Ages! The walls and towers are remarkably complete. This market town has stood guard over the coastal marshes of Flanders for generations, fending off attacks from every direction. In peaceful interludes, local farmers brought produce to sell in the market by the town belfry.
Bergues was a properous port for the Flemish wool trade, with ships coming up the river from the sea. Its trade rivalled Dunkerque or Bruges.
For centuries the area was part of the domain of the Count of Flanders, which became the Spanish Netherlands in the later Middle Ages. Much of the town reflects the Flemish style of architecture. The Belfry was originally built in the 16th century as a fortified watch tower. Dynamited by the Germans in 1940, it was rebuilt after the war. [Now a UN World Heritage Monument]
The Mont-de-Piété (a pawnshop) was one of several built in Flanders in the 17th century to help the poor.
So, here's a view from a typical street towards the Belfroi
