Days 44 and 45
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Day 44
Day 2 of Battlefields tour.
Photos - 1 and 2- after attending a short rememberance ceremony at the Menin Gates we had dinner with our guide at a really nice hotel in Ypres, Belgium called theRead more
Day 44
Day 2 of Battlefields tour.
Photos - 1 and 2- after attending a short rememberance ceremony at the Menin Gates we had dinner with our guide at a really nice hotel in Ypres, Belgium called theRead more
Day 42 was meant to be utopia for John who found a sports bar to watch the rugby league grand final live. He then went to the Prix de l'arc de Triomphe (Melbourne Cup of Europe). At least the racesRead more
Gegen 4 bin ich in Ypern angekommen, schnell eingecheckt und dann die Stadt erkundet. Auf dem Marktplatz spielte ein Orchester 😁 wie cool.
Und dann bin ich natürlich in den Regen gekommen 💦 wasRead more
Tonight I had the honour of being apart of a vigil at Menin Gates last post ceramony for an unknown Australian soldier.
This young man would have walked this cobblestones path on his way to fightRead more
Last night we went to Ypres which is where every evening at 8pm they close the Menin Arch to present the Last Post ceremony.
We drove through the arch into the main town square where we were lucky toRead more
Well that was an anti-climax. We were hoping to video the daily rendition of the Last Post at the Menin Gate, Ypres, as a fitting end to our tour around Europe. However, as you can see from theRead more
Het belangrijkste herdenkingsmonument van de Britten. Vier jaar lang trokken de troepen onder de poort door richting het front van WO I. 54896 namen zijn in de poort gebeiteld. Zijn enkel nog maar deRead more
We got a lie in today - our hotel is on the Grote Markt of Ypres which was also where the start line was. We made the start line in time to hear the starting pistol going off for the first time. TheRead more
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Traveler Amazing trip Shelley & John - thank you for sharing. Some parts have bought back great memories for me and the places I haven’t been I’ve enjoyed feeling just a teeny bit jealous! 😃
Thanks for sharing your travels. Great pics. You will be home now. Talk soon xx [Lorraine]
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Heartbreaking even after all these years.