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April 2006
We spent time in four cities in Belgium -
Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp and Ypres.
Here is the square in Brussels where we stopped
for the mandatory Belgian beer and some chocolate.
Steen Castle in Antwerp
The square in Bruges as seen from the bell tower
Us in front of the Bruges bell tower at the river
that runs through the town.
A carriage ride for the lady. The guy must
be English with a hat like that!!
The beautiful old city of Ypres. Everything
in this city has been rebuilt as it was all completely destroyed during the
fighting of WWI.
Part of the 'Fields of Flanders' museum in Ypres.
This exhibit depicts the famous "Christmas Truce" on Christmas Eve 1914 when
for a couple of days during World War I British and German troops shouted
Christmas greetings, sang carols, and even exchanged Christmas gifts across
No Man's Land. Amazing story.
Actual trenches near Ypres where millions of men
fought and died during the early 1900s.
The US Military cemetery in Luxembourg
A photo of the captain and a former great general,
George S. Patton,
just to make John happy that we could find it.
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