We chose a toll free route towards the Alps, which in truth we haven't seen today. Bear with us for that. This took us past Lille and into Belgium. Fast roads apart from one set of roadworks. No incidents. In fact the only incidents so far are minor difficulties like leaving the passports at home (luckily Sue asked me if I had them shortly after we had left Timperley, she usually just assumes I have them), misplaced medicine (found in the car), misplaced power adaptors (found in the car).
So we are doing alright at present despite the foreign object (my bike) that is trying to take over the car boot, and my failure to pack in a sensible manner.
A walk around Namur revealed a large but not unpleasant town at a river junction with a huge citadel, a cathedral, several large churches, and much construction work including a new bridge over the river. Blue 'Boris Bikes' are plentiful, and there's some tasteful graffiti.
Our hotel - the nicely refurbished Grand Hotel de Flandre - is directly opposite the grand facade of the railway station, the bottom two pictures having been taken from the same spot.
Beer o'clock was soon upon us and dinner was taken at the Phat Thai restaurant just around the corner. An excellent meal despite the necessary sacrifice of several chickens.
Today's pictures were all taken in Namur:
Graffiti
The river and the Citadel
Cathedral (shut this evening - dates from Kingdom come)
Station, and across the road
Our hotel
2 comments:
It was only just over a week ago that we drove past Namur, although in the opposite direction to your current journey. Didn't have time to stop - we were on a schedule by then.
We haven't had enough time here in Namur. The citadel could take up a whole day as it contains lots of interest from many different eras.
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