In Flanders Fields Museum Ypres

From Amber's house we left by car, trying to avoid the traffic jams, that are extremely common in Belgium, we try to be on the road by 6.30. It took us about two hours to get to Ypres.

We parked our car and headed off to the Menin Gate Memorial, everyday, at 8 pm, a serenade is given for the fallen soldiers. more than half an …

Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
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... unless you have a car. We had some time before the tour started, so our next stop was the fantastic 'In Flanders Fields Museum', an interactive archive of video, sound, multimedia, sculpture, art and artifacts that attempts to recreate the experiences ...

... special occasion and the notes of the Last Post and Reveille always sends a shiver up our spines. The following day we visited the In Flanders Fields museum which is excellent. It took nearly 2 hrs to get through and is one of the best I have ever seen. ...

... up some brochures located in the tourist information center inside the Cloth Hall. Also in the Cloth Hall is the In Flanders Fields Museum. The exhibits there contain a very thorough description of the battles around Ypres and the Ypres Salient. There ...

... plan for day 2 was a lot more sombre. The freedom of having the car allows us tto trek out and visit the In Flanders Fields museum in Ypres (Ieper) and at the same time visit some of the memorable locations of WW1. The battlefields and trenches of ...

... pretty small town and I easily found the main square and the Cloth Hall.  My first stop was the In Flanders Fields museum, which was a powerful experience.  They did an excellent job of incorporating both historical facts and personal accounts ...