Making the Most of A Rainy Day Visiting Tournai, Belgium, Tournai, Belgium

While staying with friends in Ghent, we decided to do a day trip somewhere on the weekend when they weren鈥檛 working. I had been visiting the聽main destinations聽of Flanders during the week, so we looked for places a little more offbeat. Ultimately we decided on the city of聽Tournai聽because it was the closest spot in聽Wallonia聽to Ghent and my friend also hadn鈥檛 been there before.聽This would be my only stop in Wallonia, the French speaking region, during my recent visit to聽Belgium.

As luck would have it, we picked a pretty rotten day for sightseeing. Belgium鈥檚 not particularly known for good weather but that day alternated between windy drizzle and heavy rain. Despite all that, we managed to see a fair bit of the city and enjoy our time there.聽Here鈥檚 what my friend and I managed do while visiting Tournai on a pretty miserable Belgian day.

First of all though, let me share a little on Tournai itself. The city of 70,000 people lies in the westernmost reaches of Wallonia, right against the French border. It鈥檚 in fact far closer to French cities Lille and Roubaix than it is any other major Belgian city.聽The city of Tournai also has quite the noteworthy history. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Making the Most of A Rainy Day Visiting Tournai, Belgium
Guide Location: Belgium » Tournai
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: David Johnston
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