Monday, June 29, 2015

Veurne

After two nights at Klein Strand, outside Bruges, we continued our southwesterly course. Vicki had found a free camper-stop at the jachthaven in Veurne, a beautiful little town a few miles down from Niuewpoort and the coast. We spent two more nights there, after a day of exploring the town and an administrative day.
Jachthaven Veurne; the area is covered in old canals, once
commercial, now largely leisure and recreation
















Panning around the grote markt: the bell tower and the St.
Walburga church
















Panning further















More beautiful old buildings and the tower of St. Nicholas church,
whose carillon provided mood music all Sunday afternoon
















A sight not often seen, a horse-drawn tram















St. Walburga's, a 15th century brick Gothic



















Interior, facing the altar















Beneath a great 16th century carved pulpit,
St. John gets the Word




















Have to pay to get out...of Purgatory; note
cleverly placed fire extinguisher




















What's interesting about St. Walburga is that, sometime after the
Reformation, they lopped off the nave of the church to make
this cistern...

















Veurne's bell tower, one of several in Flanders
that comprise a World Heritage Site




















Aviary behind the stadthuis















Former religious house for sale



















Rilke slept here...















Well, in the building on the right, which also housed King
Albert's command staff for a time in WWI
















The war did not get to Veurne, although very close; with the
centennial well underway there is a great deal of attention to
that conflict, especially here in Flanders fields

















But now, beautiful sounds and sights all around















Thus



















Beautiful little place we may well visit again















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