Ypres

WWI trail into Flanders

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September 26th 2010
We’re in Belgium now. We arrived in Ieper (Ypres), in the rain, last Friday and were thrilled to find our hotel room had the most incredible view (see pic 1) to the Cloth Hall which was recreated after being destroyed in the war, and was also very close to Menin Gate. The hotel also had a great restaurant and we made the most of it that night... resulting in minor hangovers on Saturday. We set o ... read more

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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