Ypres, Belgium

Travel Blogs from Ypres (33)

Visiting the past, Ypres, Belgium travel blog
Visiting the past
Jul 11, 2006

... nicked them after the war and took them back to Australia. They put them outside the War Memorial in Canberra and in 1936, Belgium very graciously, decided to allow us to keep them. The gate was built in 1927 to commemorate all those who had died but did ...

A travel blog entry by scootergal
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In Flanders Fields, Ypres, Belgium travel blog
In Flanders Fields
Jun 16, 2007

... times, hence its heavy fortification. But this time around, there was nothing that could be done against German shelling.  Belgium had sustained her neutrality during the war, but the unjust German invasion of her lands was what brought the British ...

A travel blog entry by zento
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The Flanders, Ypres, Belgium travel blog
The Flanders
Jun 17, 2007

... uncovered. A nice touch are the two German headstones in the centre. They arrived as enemies, left as friends. Lunch When in Belgium, two comments are true. It rains alot and there is always a smell of cow shit (except at Tyne Cot, because of the ...

A travel blog entry by uncle_davros
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Beers with Jono., Brussels, Ghent, Brugges, Ypres, Dinant, Belgium travel blog
Beers with Jono.
Nov 3, 1998

... . We had to leave before 8pm. Pity, as they close the rode every night and play the last post. We had one more night, in Belgium, then we jumped on a ferry and made our way back to England. We had been on the road for four months 2 days. It was quite ...

A travel blog entry by uncle_davros
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Attractions in Ypres (3)

Flanders Battlefield Tours
Flanders Battlefield Tours

Slachthuisstraat 58, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium

4.50

Over The Top Tours
Over The Top Tours

41 Meensestraat,, Ieper Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium

4.00

In Flanders Fields Museum
In Flanders Fields Museum

Lakanhallen - Grote Markt 34, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium

3.50

Forum Discussions on Ypres (1)

Backpacking Europe in Summer 2010
Posted on Nov 26, 2008, 02:45:29
... Paris - Versailles, Chatres, Giverny London - Brighton How long? 1 week per country is barely enough, except perhaps for Belgium. The big blockbuster cities (and let's face it, most of your itinerary includes these) like London, Paris, Barcelona ...