Photos from May 10 and 11

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Coming in to Brussels
Coming in to Brussels
It's called a Twingo!
It's called a Twingo!




Atomium
Atomium



Selfie - can you see Michael and I?
Selfie - can you see Michael and I?



It was 1.5 hour drive from Brussels to the AirBnB in Nieppe, France
It was 1.5 hour drive from Brussels to the AirBnB in Nieppe, France

After a nap we headed back to Belgium
After a nap we headed back to Belgium


Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Joan's great uncle!
Joan's great uncle!

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery










Ypres
Ypres








All the gardens were so manicured. This one stood out.
All the gardens were so manicured. This one stood out.



Menin Gate
Menin Gate - Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing Commonwealth War Graves Commission Menenpoort ieper.jpg The Menin Gate For the missing of Commonwealth nations (except New Zealand and Newfoundland) who died in the Ypres Salient during the First World War. Unveiled 24 July 1927 Location 50°51′08″N 02°53′30″ECoordinates: 50°51′08″N 02°53′30″E near Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium Designed by Reginald Blomfield Total commemorated 54,896 Burials by nation Allied Powers: United Kingdom: 40,244 Canada: 6,983 Australia: 6,198 South Africa: 564 British India: 414 British West Indies: 6 Burials by war World War I: 54,896 To the armies of the British Empire who stood here from 1914 to 1918 and to those of their dead who have no known grave Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown. The memorial is located at the eastern exit of the town and marks the starting point for one of the main roads out of the town that led Allied soldiers to the front line. Designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield and built and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the Menin Gate Memorial was unveiled on 24 July 1927. (Wikipedia). The hold a last post ceremony every night at 8pm









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