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09MAR2013 Photoresk – Brussels Photography – going to Tournai (the Belgium Burning Man?)

History and Carnival: Photoresk – the Brussels Photography going Tournay

Tournay, the 2nd oldest Town of Belgium (after Tongeren). The picturesque medieval city center. The beautiful market place, the the river Escaut (“Schelde” in Dutch), some UNESCO world heritage sites and –
Carnival? Yes, Carnival!
When nearly everywhere in the rest of the world the carnival season is over, the inner part of Tournai is closed for traffic to celebrate carnival. Probably a good idea to wait ’till spring and definitely something not to miss while in Belgium. Details about the carnival in Tournai can be found here (in french) http://www.carnavaldetournai.be/

There was an parade starting at 14:30 at four different places heading towards the centre. This was be a fantastic opportunity to take great picture of Belgium habits 😉 and the city.

We took the train from Brussels central at noon and returned to Brussels at around 20:00. Trains Brussels – Tournai are ever hour.


Easy by train – Brussels, Turnay every hour, one hour ride

 


Gare Tournai


guarding the monument


green meets techno


Die Schlümpfe


girls dancing everywhere


this Pharaoh in the confetti rain


carnival doggie


what’s standard in Brussels can be considered as costume in Tournai


 


every car has powerful confetti cannons


 


 


 


three super nanni’s


 


 


 


 


 


South wallonian shoe design


 


 


colours, colours


 


better more


 


 


 


is this “serious picture taking”?


 


oh, sorry, my French is not perfect… 😉


a Viking


another one


and the female too


 


overload?


overload!


 


 


to keep warm…


the the river Escaut (“Schelde” in Dutch)


 


seen before?


 


peace!


 


remember those Bunnies?


thank you!


 


 


lovely music everywhere


again – thank you for the pose!


 


 


and you too!


 


mysterious ballony


getting colder


drink and drive!


yes, it’s a whoopy


up, up in the sky



 


later – they will burn


he is doing it now already


the parade continues


 


 


 


 


 


reaching the centre


 


 


the beer for 1,50 EUR


carnival can be a serious business


now – burn, burn, burn


wet…


 


artistis


now it’s burning


uuuuhhhhhh


 


 


 


 


 


slowly


 


 


 


 


 


 


you could feel the heat even from the distance


 


ok, back home to Brussels…. and plan the next Photoresk meet-up

If you want to learn more about Photoresk – Brussels Photography, check out this site: http://www.meetup.com/Photoresk/