Survey work in Belgium #31 (pics)

I started the week in Ypres, another one of our old towns with a long history. Approaching the city from the South

and passing by the floating or flying tap indicating the 'Water Production Center'.

A little history from the Wiki pages:
Ypres is an ancient town, known to have been raided by the Romans in the first century BC.
During the Middle Ages, Ypres was a prosperous Flemish city with a population of 40,000, renowned for its linen trade with England, which was mentioned in the Canterbury Tales.
As the third largest city in the County of Flanders (after Ghent and Bruges) Ypres played an important role in the history of the textile industry. Textiles from Ypres could be found on the markets of Novgorod in Russia in the early 12th century. In 1241 a major fire ruined much of the old city. The powerful city was involved in important treaties and battles, including the Battle of the Golden Spurs, the Battle at Pevelenberg, The Peace of Melun and the Battle of Cassel.
The famous Cloth Hall was built in the thirteenth century. Also during this time cats, then the symbol of the devil and witchcraft, were thrown off Cloth Hall, possibly due to the belief that this would get rid of evil demons. Today, this act is commemorated with a triennial Cat Parade through town.
The Cat Parade takes place every three years on the second Sunday of May. It involves the throwing of toy cats from the belfry and a colorful parade of cats and witches.

Well, next Sunday is Cat Parade again!

The nice species,

and these looks as evil cats don't they?

Oh yeah ... the surveying part. An old sleeping sewage project comes on the engineers desk again so some more levels to take and two more streets to topo.
We took the first measurements back in 1993!

Some pictures just outside the old town center with the old fortifications.

Next Friday we'll head back to Ypres to finish the underground part, entering some manholes to take some inverts.

Christof.