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Belgian Battlefields
... day began with another frustrating look for the Yorkshire Trench located just on the city outskirts. We had unsuccessfully tried to find this place yesterday. Clear signs were at each end of the road in which this trench was located, however there was no sign at the actual site and so we had driven past it twice concentrating on the busy industrial traffic before finding this interesting site. This trench was uncovered as Ieper built an industrial precinct and over 200 bodies ...
Row upon row they rest
... before our light ran out leaving a few more sites to visit tomorrow morning. The first thing we quickly realised was that you don't have to travel far in any direction before you come across a cemetery or other significant site. Cemeteries both large and small are all over this landscape and are a constant reminder to the locals of their country's significant place in the history of over 50 nations who have war dead buried in this area. In between ...
Flanders Field and other random crap
... wrist was so sore he had to have his friend help him shove something in his bag because he could not do it one handed. The really drunk one was so funny because he got out of bed and was like I am still drunk and he was. I loved them they were so much fun. Tonight I think there is like two guys, an unknown and me.
I have learnt that it is ok to get changed in a mixed room. I can get changed without showing much. ...
Remembering WW-I history.....
... family members later committed suicide, possibly due to shame over his dreadful scientific accomplishments.
We eventually stopped for lunch at Varlet Farm, which was the site of other famous battles during WW-I, as it formed part of the German front lines during 1917. It was taken by the Anson Battalion of the Royal Naval Division at 07:20 on the 26th of October 1917. It is now also a B&B, and the proprietor (Charlotte) had prepared a wonderful ...
Day 78 - Epernay - Ypres
... necks to see over the crowd so pulled them through to the front. They had an unobstructed view of what was going on. I on the other hand didn't see a thing, but it wasn’t really necessary as the Last Post is always emotional, whether you see who is playing it or not.
The ceremony only lasted about 15 minutes and afterwards we headed to a bar for a drink before heading back to the B&B for an early ...
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