Saturday, June 2, 2012

Belgium 1/3

Up early this morning to board the Eurostar for Lille.

Picked up a car and here we are in Ieper (Ypres)


Had our first meal and then we were off to see what we came here for.

I have found this very moving today, so prepare yourselves.

I am not sure why this really gets to me.

Maybe it's because I have 3 sons in their early 20's that it seems personal.

My grandfather and his brothers survived the Western Front.

The Menin Gate, marking 55,000 soldiers never found.

 

2 comments:

  1. Maria, Thanks for the holiday news. I'll be reading with interest. Raining heavily here tonight after a huge frost this morning. Brie depated for Athens last night and then goes to Sweden.

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