ベルギーFlandersZonnebekeVeldhoekPolygoon van Zonnebeke50°51’21” N 2°59’10” E
2017年9月2日, ベルギー ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We spent the day in Belgium today travelling between various cemeteries and war memorials related to my grandfather and his two brothers who fought in WWI in this area. My grandfather's brother,もっと詳しく
ベルギーFlandersZonnebeke50°52’22” N 2°59’15” E
2017年9月2日, ベルギー ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
What better way than to spend lunch with a view like this! Across from the lake is the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917. Craig played a little guitar, which became rather hilarious when a guyもっと詳しく
ベルギーFlandersZonnebeke50°53’15” N 3°0’3” E
2017年9月2日, ベルギー ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
I came to Tyne Cot Cemetery in 1991 but couldn't recall much about it other than it was really big! It has had the addition of a visitors centre since then and as you approach a sombre voice isもっと詳しく
ベルギーFlandersIeperZillebeke50°50’11” N 2°56’45” E
2017年9月2日, ベルギー ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We stopped here for a bit of fun for the kids. The farmer who owned this farm during WWI returned to his farm after the war to find it riddled with trenches as it had been the site of the battle atもっと詳しく
ベルギーFlandersIeperZillebeke50°49’27” N 2°55’47” E
ベルギーFlandersIeperVoormezele50°49’43” N 2°53’26” E
2017年9月2日, ベルギー ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
And the final war memorial of this trip was to Bedford House Cemetery where my grandfather's brother is buried. Charles Duncan was killed at age 21. His and the other 3 soldiers he was fighting withもっと詳しく
ベルギーFlandersIeperDiksmuidsepoortBellewaardebeek50°50’57” N 2°52’41” E
2017年9月2日, ベルギー ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We ended our foray into Flanders with dinner in Ypres and then the Last Post Ceremony which has been held under Menin Gate every night at 8pm since 1928 (save a few years of WWII) as the local way ofもっと詳しく
フランスHauts-de-FranceLille50°37’21” N 3°3’49” E
2017年9月3日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We caught the metro into Braderie de Lille this morning. We didn't realise we had to change lines along the way, but luckily a young French guy started talking to us on the train and his cousin justもっと詳しく
2017年9月4日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
An early start to the day to avoid the peak hour traffic as we drove into Lille to drop our hire car back. Driving bit of the holiday done and dusted for a few weeks now. Just over an hour later weもっと詳しく
フランスÎle-de-FranceVersaillesChâteau de Versailles48°48’17” N 2°7’13” E
2017年9月5日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
An amazing phenomena (in my humble opinion) is that in the year 2017, many of the museums of Paris are completely shut on a Tuesday. It is not like they have teamed up to determine that one shouldもっと詳しく
