http://www.501places.com/2009/10/flanders-the-killing-fields-of-europe/ Sharing the world with you Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:43:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.501places.com/2009/10/flanders-the-killing-fields-of-europe/#comment-69140 Andy Jarosz Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:28:34 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=807#comment-69140 Thank you Linda - a visit to the battlefields of Belgium and northern France do leave a mark. The sheer scale of the destruction and death is impossible to grasp. The museum in Ypres is a good place to start though. Thank you Linda – a visit to the battlefields of Belgium and northern France do leave a mark. The sheer scale of the destruction and death is impossible to grasp. The museum in Ypres is a good place to start though.

]]> http://www.501places.com/2009/10/flanders-the-killing-fields-of-europe/#comment-69114 Linda Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:46:04 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=807#comment-69114 I'm so glad you posted this today. I missed it the first time. I think we tend to overlook WW1 sometimes, and when we read something like this the enormity of what happens hits home. Thanks. I’m so glad you posted this today. I missed it the first time. I think we tend to overlook WW1 sometimes, and when we read something like this the enormity of what happens hits home. Thanks.

]]> http://www.501places.com/2009/10/flanders-the-killing-fields-of-europe/#comment-237 Andy Jarosz Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=807#comment-237 Thanks Melvin and Janice. This part of Belgium and France will never escape its past, although it is inspiring to see so many people determined to ensure that the memory of those who died here lives on. Thanks Melvin and Janice. This part of Belgium and France will never escape its past, although it is inspiring to see so many people determined to ensure that the memory of those who died here lives on.

]]> http://www.501places.com/2009/10/flanders-the-killing-fields-of-europe/#comment-236 Janice Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:15:54 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=807#comment-236 This is a poignant and important story. I too have traveled this area. I spent November 11th, 2001 at the memorial at Vimy Ridge. We took our sons to the town of Courcelette (little more than a crossroads). Their school is named after this town because many of the boys in the area fell in this battle. We are coming up to Remembrance Day -- Lest We Forget. This is a poignant and important story. I too have traveled this area. I spent November 11th, 2001 at the memorial at Vimy Ridge. We took our sons to the town of Courcelette (little more than a crossroads). Their school is named after this town because many of the boys in the area fell in this battle. We are coming up to Remembrance Day — Lest We Forget.

]]> http://www.501places.com/2009/10/flanders-the-killing-fields-of-europe/#comment-235 Melvin Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:07:58 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=807#comment-235 A couple of years ago, we've traveled from a trip in Spain back to Germany & visited a cemetery of the WWI in Northern France. We've arrived early in the morning and no one else was there. This atmosphere at dawn and seeing all these graves... I will never forget it & hope will never experience such history myself! A couple of years ago, we’ve traveled from a trip in Spain back to Germany & visited a cemetery of the WWI in Northern France. We’ve arrived early in the morning and no one else was there. This atmosphere at dawn and seeing all these graves… I will never forget it & hope will never experience such history myself!

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