France/Paris-to-Bruges, Day 10

Whoo hoo - we did our own 'Tour of Flanders' today - 45km at average speed 18km/h inc hill through forest requiring granny gear, cobbles and lotsa flat ..... Our path actually crossed both the real Tour of Flanders route and a ride that's dedicated to the great Eddy Mercx

So, tonight we find ourselves in Oudenaarde, having crossed another 'border' 2/3 way on our ride, that from French speaking to Flemish speaking. Apart from the great town square, the city hall has many fine tapestries, which used to be made here. The city hall itself was renovated on the outside, all the old stonework (that was by now black having stood since the first half of the 16th century) being replaced with fresh sandstone

Enough for tonight, must massage calves and quads a bit - cobbles take a bit of work ...