The Poppies B&B
G. De Suersstraat 6, Ypres
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The Poppies B&B Ypres

G. De Suersstraat 6 Ypres, West Flanders, 8900, Belgium

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A travel blog entry by sklitgord

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... As a result, Flanders was annexed to the Burgundian, Habsburgian and Spanish empires respectively. The Battle of the Spurs in1302, was the most famous battle in the Flemish medieval history.

The 15th century marked the beginning of the textile industry, when artisans laid the groundwork for damask, tapestry and sheet weaving.

Between the 16th and the 18th centuries, as a result of religious wars and various border conflicts, periods ...

From "Flander's fields" to Westvleteren

A travel blog entry by forthestory

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... eat red meat, given up all worldly possessions, and speak only when necessary. They take great pride in their beer. It is respected as the best beer in the world by many beer aficionados. They brew 60,000 cases a year and haven’t increased production since the early 1900’s. To obtain the beer one must call a certain phone number, at a certain day and time, and they are not guaranteed to get through. If you get through ...

This is one city I will visit again

A travel blog entry by forthestory

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... I just strolled back and forth across, sometimes stopping to take pictures, sometimes stopping for coffee or a beer and to read. You can feel the vibe of all the good people. You can see it in their facial expressions and their body language. There are hundreds of bikes in town and not one is locked up. No one is afraid of anyone walking out on their tab at restaurants. Everyone is genuinely happy and enjoying ...

In Flanders Fields the poppies grow..

A travel blog entry by martinandkate

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... we would visit there instead later.

Stretching Tom to his most useful, we asked him to find us a couple of Hills to the south of the city. He was having none of it but he could find us the town adjacent to the Hills (Zillbeke), after which we were on our own. Thankfully, the very useful sign invention quickly helped us find both Hill 60 and Hill 62, two very bloody locations of WW1. At Hill 60, we went for a short walk amongst the mounds and ...

"In 80 yds, Turn Right!!"

A travel blog entry by martinandkate

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... and the ferry is only a 2 hr hop, Dover to Dunkirk.

Up at the crack of dawn (or 2 hours before it as the case was) and we drove down to Dover without any hassles. The M25 is a pleasure at 4.30am. If only work could start at that time and finish a little earlier I would be in my element.
Kate reminisced driving through Dover of a fish and chip shop she visited as a kid and we had a look for it but couldn't see it. Considering the time of the morning ...

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