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Saturday - the battles for Ypres

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March 30th 2013
Another cool day today in Belgium. Even the natives think the weather has been nearly inhumane. We decided to take a guided tour of Flanders Fields and the WWI battle sites around Ypres. As we have been lost on and off in Belgium for going on a week, we had been through a lot of the area - but having a guide explain what was happening, when and why made for a more interesting experience. As yo ... read more

Europe » Belgium » West Flanders

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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