Ypres

WW1 Battlefields

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November 19th 2004
So, here we are in Ypres, close to many of the famous WW1 battlefields such as the Somme and Passchendaele. Ypres itself was flattened during the war, but has been completely re-built, even the Cathedral. The Cloth Hall now houses a new museum, which to be honest i found slightly antiseptic compared to many of the others we visited. The Numbers involved in the war even today stagger me. ... read more

Europe » Belgium

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more