Travel Blog Photos from Ypres (366)
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... . 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 ...
Slachthuisstraat 58, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium

41 Meensestraat,, Ieper Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium

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

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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 ...
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