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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
... Hill 62 Memorial were both of interest in that they were notably different from other cemeteries. Later in the day we decided we wanted to deviate off the guided route to find Polygon Wood Cemetery that both Jen and Trina had spoken so highly of. As we had no road map to follow we followed our nose and I was thrilled to eventually find this special place. Both cemeteries in this location were particularly beautiful and we were so pleased to be ...
Flanders Field and other random crap
... door to farmland. It is so common for farmers to find unexploded audients while ploughing the field that they just move it to the side of the road and give the army a phone call asking them to come collect it. I also got given a piece of shrapnel.
One of the unexploded bombs was a chemical bomb. You could tell by the fact that it had white to it. Crazy.
When we got to Ypres, Amelia, Anna, Jan and i decided ...
Remembering WW-I history.....
... of the farmer who reclaimed his land in 1919 at the time that the local people returned to Ypres.
Our final stop of the day was a smaller American Cemetery, where Jeff (a representative of the U.S. Battlefield Monuments Commission) provided a short talk. While it was a very small location compared to Tyne-Cot and some of the others in the area, it was also a moving place to visit. The building in the centre of the field was very impressive inside ...
Pleased to be patriotic
... middle of the gate, next to the shrine of remembrance..The Last Post is a moving ceremony held every single night. The traffic through the Gate is halted, and the Last Post is played, a haunting experience in a sombre setting.
Such is the respect and gratitude for these men ..R.I.P.
I travel back to Brugge and to continue my journey with a deeper respect for them ...
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