Road trip with relatives.

Trip Start Apr 12, 2011

Trip End May 08, 2011

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Flag of Belgium Ypres , West Flanders, Belgium
Saturday, April 30, 2011

Today a delightful road trip with Joan's cousin Arnold and his wife. We pass windmills and 1 of Brugges original gates crossing the outer moat.

First a stop in the small town of Westrozebeke which is where Joan's Grandpa and Great Grandpa were from.

Next a visit to the City of Ypres (Ieper). Pretty much destroyed during WW 1 as it sat right between the German and Allied lines, since restored. In surrounding fields "Flanders Fields where poppies grow......." are monuments, 170 military cemeteries, old pillboxes and trenches. There are also occasionally unexploded shells uprooted by farmers !

Finally a little relaxation, including wine, beer, and fish soup, on the coast of the North Sea in the City of Oostende.

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Nearby Apt.	Gate of city wall still used	Belgian cousins / tour guides	Statue of 1382 War Westrozebeke
Westrozebeke church	Was location of Great Grampa's Blacksmith Shop	Original water pump from same corner	WW 1 Cemetery at Ypres
War on The Western Front - 1914 to 1918	Cemetery	Cemetery	Cemetery
Cemetery	City of Ypres (Ieper) - 1000 years old	Cloth Hall	1000 year old town
An Ancestor, Mayor of Ypres	WW 1 Museum	WW 1 Museum	WW 1 Museum
WW 1 Museum	WW 1 Museum	WW 1 Museum	The Trenches
Even John's ancestors	The North Sea	The North Sea