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Travel Blogs from Diksmuide
Belgian Battlefields
... another township we could not drive through as the main road was being reconstructed. This has happened to us three times in the last two days and makes things very difficult when you have no idea where detours are taking you and the Sat Nav lady is telling you to "turn right" into a road that is well and truly blocked! As a consequence of one such detour we stumbled across a major Belgian Cemetery near Houthulst - I had wanted to visit here but had given up hope as it was well ...
More Fields
This is a top pick!
... sent us back to town, so we grabbed the car, found our hotel, and settled down with some Flemish stew, frites and Belgium beer !!!
Day 1 GPS Link
After breakfast, we hauled our asses over to Duksmuide. We had never been there, but once in the town square, it was your typical Flemish square, so it felt similar to others that we had seen and it felt good.
A quick bit of history.
The Commonwealth nations didn't really ...
WW1 History Camp - the Gory Historical Part!!
... lark and demonstrate their excitement on being away from school and home at the first cemeteries and sites on the Monday. But it was really pleasing and enjoyable to see these same highly energetic kids begin to appreciate the significance of the areas we were visiting – on the last day of memorials at Thiepval and Vimy, France, kids were listening respectfully to our tour guides and seeking out the visitor log books to ...
Ieper and Bruges
... Has any of you been to Bruges? It may be the most incredible-the only word that comes to mind is magical-city I have ever been to. Many European cities may have a medieval core, well preserved and beautiful, then a few blocks off you find yourself in front of a modern office building, a very cool concept, but you never forget which century you're in. Bruges is different, it is a vast medieval city, just keep walking ...
A day in Ieper
... and confirmed that it worked and paid the 25 euro price. Ultimately, I would have needed it anyway, since my batteries wouldn't charge anywhere else on the trip with the regular charger. Overall a good deal.
I spent the afternoon repacking my bags to make space for my purchases... chocolates and more books than I needed about the Canadian Corps during World War I (considering how many I had brought with me.) I went ...
Other places to stay in Diksmuide
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Best Western Hotel Pax
Heilig Hart Plein 2, Diksmuide | Hotelfrom $128 -
Polderbloem
Grote Markt 8, Diksmuide | Hotel
