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Day 6 – Ypres to Münster
Up at the crack of dawn and a final breakfast with the mother and daughter duo from NZ who had kept me company each morning. They headed off to join their tour group and continue their visit to Flanders. Car … Continue reading
Posted in Germany
Tagged anabaptist, Henry Moore, Münster, Peace of Westphalia, Prinzipalmarkt, Schloss, St Lambert's Church, University
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Day 5 – Part 2: The Dusk Ceremony at Polygon Wood
Having attended the morning ceremony at Tyne Cot, the cuzzies departed for Ypres and some sightseeing around the local area. I headed back to Hooge for some lunch and a visit to the local WWI museum beside my hotel. The … Continue reading
Day 5 – Part 1: “Our Darkest Hour”
“Our Darkest Hour” – The Centennial Commemorations of the Battle of Passchendaele, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium For the past 4 years the world has been commemorating the events of World War I (WWI) and New Zealand has been no … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Flanders
Tagged 12th October 1917, centenary, horror, Last Post, New Zealand, Passchendaele, soldiers, Tyne Cot, war, WWI
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SIDE NOTE: The trenches from hell
As I had mentioned in a previous post: My hotel Hotel Ieper Kasteelhof’t Hooghe was located in Hooge about 4 km outside Ypres and I was to discover that the hotel was actually on the site of the old stable … Continue reading
Day 4 – Part 2: Ypres & The Menin Gate
Having returned from Messines Ridge where I spent the morning, I decided to spend the rest of the day having a look around Ypres (Ieper) before the ceremony in the evening at the Menin Gate. Now Ypres was the arrival … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Flanders
Tagged ANZAC, Cloth Hall, From the uttermost ends of the earth, Kiwis, Last Post, Menin Gate, New Zealand, Waka, WWI, Ypres
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Day 4 – Part 1: The Victory on Messines Ridge
Up at the crack of dawn, going to be a busy day. Over breakfast I met a charming mother and daughter who were over for the commemorations from NZ. They were with a tour group but unfortunately there wasn’t enough … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Flanders
Tagged ANZAC, Battle, Kiwis, Messines Ridge, New Zealand, Strand Military Cemetery
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Day 3 – Part 2: Ghent & Cuzzies
After spending the the morning at Hooge Crater and Lijssenthoek Military Cemeteries I was ready for a break. I left Lijssenthoek with reflections and emotions I had not experienced before and they filled my thoughts as I headed the 90 km … Continue reading
Day 2 – Bremen to Ypres
Awoke to a beautiful sunny morning in Bremen which boded well for the trip ahead. Fully loaded after breakfast and with a full tank of petrol on board, it was out on to the A1 for the 670 km, 6-6.5 … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Flanders
Tagged Bremen, Hooghe, Hotel Kasteelhof 'T Hooghe, Ieper, road works, traffic
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Day 1 – Malmö to Bremen
With the car packed and ready, it was off at 9 am on the 468 km leg to Bremen. passing through Sweden, Denmark to Germany while crossing the 16 km Öresund bridge from Sweden to Denmark and a 1 hour … Continue reading
Posted in Germany
Tagged Bremen, dom, ratshaus, roland, schnoor quarter, town musicians, Weser river
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