People enjoying sunny spring weather in a public parc. Ostend.
Thursday 24 April 2014
Tuesday 15 April 2014
A little American house in Flanders fields.
One can find this little treasure at the Memorial Museum in Zonnebeke; one of the many little prefab houses donated by the United States to help those who lost their home due to the war. I think it dates from the early twenties, and it got even severly damaged during a wwii bombing.
Monday 14 April 2014
The Great War
Reconstructed trenches, Memorial Museum Passchendaele, Zonnebeke.
The Great War started a 100 years ago and is still very present in the- nowadays- peaceful Flemish landscape. The memorials and museums are for the moment full of tourists, many of them had a grandfather or great grandfather enlisted during the war. I'm a bit jealous when I see how well prepared British children are when they visit the area, and how well they understand the importance and impact of the Great War. Alas, in West-Flanders itself one can only notice a rapidly diminishing interest amongst local youngsters. We need more projects like this: "James Joins Up"
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