To acquire the Wallonia habit, start by leaving the highway, stopping off in a town, or driving around the countryside—and arriving at your final destination a few hours, or a couple of days, late.
The Meuse comes rushing into Belgium from France, foaming through narrow ravines. In Dinant it is joined by the Lesse and flows, serene and beautiful, toward Namur, Wallonia’s capital city. At Namur comes the confluence with the Sambre, tainted from its exposure to the steel manufacturing plants of Charleroi. Here, the river becomes broad and powerful, and gradually the pleasure craft are replaced by an endless procession of tugboats and barges. It passes through Liège, the region’s largest city, then up through Holland, where, under a different name, the Maas, it reaches the sea.
Read MoreTo acquire the Wallonia habit, start by leaving the highway, stopping off in a town, or driving around the countryside—and arriving at your final destination a few hours, or a couple of days, late.
The Meuse comes rushing into Belgium from France, foaming through narrow ravines. In Dinant it is joined by the Lesse and flows, serene and beautiful, toward Namur, Wallonia’s capital city. At Namur comes the confluence with the Sambre, tainted from its exposure to the steel manufacturing plants of Charleroi. Here, the river becomes broad and powerful, and gradually the pleasure craft are replaced by an endless procession of tugboats and barges. It passes through Liège, the region’s largest city, then up through Holland, where, under a different name, the Maas, it reaches the sea.
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