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In Dutch it's called "mountains" (Bergen). In regular French it's called Mons but mountains in French would be "monts". So where did the t go?
To make matters even more confusing the locals call the city Mont (= mountain in French).
So are we dealing with one mountain, several mountains or something else all together?
After our visit I can tell you one thing: there is definitely at least 1 mountain in Mons!
We had never been to Mons yet because we never had a reason to go there. But this year there was a great exhibit about Belgian Surrealism (it ended 19-8) in the local fine arts museum and we both love Surrealism!
And we must say: Mons is a great city! There are many many beautiful old buildings, the grand place really looks grand and the new modern arts museum of the city (BAM = Beaux-Arts Mons) is a real must see!
The exhibit in the BAM was great too so we'll certainly visit this museum again if they have a nice new exhibit.
About the city: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mons + http://www.mons.be/home.aspx
About the museum: http://www.mons.be/default.aspx?GUID=%7B1AE2682E-86F9-11DA-9731-0002A58CB319%7D&LNG=FRA
another reason to visit Mons soon: http://www.cityparade.be/ (but you'll probably not see much of the inner city sights so visit again or stay longer ;-))
the inhabitants are called "montois", but i never heard someone call the city "mont :.... strange strange strange !
ReplyDeleteI'm qouting wikipedia in this case so I haven't heard it myself either. I do wonder though when that t was lost. Names are a funny thing!
ReplyDeleteYou should go to Mons during the "Doudou de Mons"! It's very very entertaining! Check out here.
ReplyDeleteThat looks really cool! I would love to see it all some time!
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