The city of Bruges has long grown accustomed to the invasion of tourists, lured in by its Unescoclassified historic centre. Early last month, however, it was host to a different breed of foreigner: the Flemish. The Flemish living abroad, that is, about 100 of whom from 50 different countries had returned to their native soil for the “coming-back day”of Vlamingen in de Wereld, or Flemings in the world, “the only association for the Flemish who (want to) live abroad.”