Today has been quite a powerful day, as I have been visiting various sites around the Province of West-Vlaanderen, learning about First World War Belgium. We started by picking up our guide from the railway station at Ypres (or Ieper,… Continue Reading
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I took hundreds of photos around the Grand Place – it looks very impressive all lit up at night!
There’s no formal dinner tonight, and I fancied a bit of Greek food… I’m glad I came to the El Greco restaurant on the Grand Place! It only cost me €19 for my meal – which was good considering the… Continue Reading
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The Menin Gate is located right in the middle of the town of Ypres (or Ieper is the official name now, as it falls within the Flemish (Belgian Dutch) region of Belgium). This is the memorial to the Indian soldiers… Continue Reading
Langemark – the German cemetary – is quite different. I guess the difference between winning and losing a war is that you’re not allowed much time or space in which to remember those you have lost. This building is the… Continue Reading
There are almost 12000 people buried here – approx. 8000 unidentified/unnamed. Many aged 19/20 too – so not much younger than I am now! It is quite moving to walk through and see the number of headstones, before realising that… Continue Reading