The Belgian WW1 weekend

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The Belgian WW1 weekend

Post by adrianclifford » Mon May 12, 2014 7:40 pm

Here's a few selected pictures from this fabulous event :

Saturday night in Nieuwpoort

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The trenches and the Isjer Front Line, these are the last remaining preserved trenches of the 400 + km's created, it really was that close, the other side was on the other side of the river.

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Walking the length of the trenches, there are about 400m's preserved we saw this, the only one

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Two Essex TF's at Essex Farm Cemetry (it was here the famous poem "In Flanders Fields" was written by a Canadian doctor).

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The well known Isjer Tower overlooking the octagonal PAX memorial , the Isjer River, which was the frontline and the road, which is the N355 which formed the start of the Kempenrit DayBeFore for six years.

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Two MG's at the far side of Tynecot cemetery, over 11,000 soldiers are buried here

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Military precision at Tynecot

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Pearl driving through the Menin Gate

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The ATC cadets lining up just before the "Last Post"

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The buglers (volunteers from the local fire brigade actually) and the ATC at the end of the ceremony

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The execution post in Popperinge, just behind is the prison cell where the convicted would spend the night before being shot at Dawn

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Perfect order, even after nearly 100 years

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The Peace Pool, a crater 75m x 12m, it was an underground explosive store deliberately set off to flood the area above

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Re: The Belgian WW1 weekend

Post by colintf » Mon May 12, 2014 8:25 pm

Thanks Adrian
Great pictures 8-)

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Re: The Belgian WW1 weekend

Post by terreneuve » Tue May 13, 2014 3:05 am

Great pictures Adrian, wish I could have been there!

Any more pictures? :thumbsu:

John

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Re: The Belgian WW1 weekend

Post by adrianclifford » Tue May 13, 2014 8:09 am

terreneuve wrote:Great pictures Adrian, wish I could have been there!

Any more pictures? :thumbsu:

John
Many John, I'll put some more together later today :thumbsu:
Bilstein shocks, Piper 4-2-1 manifold, Daytona, Vader cold-air induction, custom Z and F Stage 2 re-map, Electric boot release, braided hoses, Blue Magnecor leads, Technozen relays, Stage 1 head, BMW Angel Eyes headlights, "MG" puddle lights.

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Re: The Belgian WW1 weekend

Post by VR 14/30 » Tue May 20, 2014 1:30 pm

Superbes photos, Adrian ! Merci.

Now you know better this region of my country than me. :thumbsu:
MG'calement,

Marina.

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Re: The Belgian WW1 weekend

Post by adrianclifford » Tue May 20, 2014 2:23 pm

I doubt that Marina, but I do have the greatest respect for the area now more than ever before.
Bilstein shocks, Piper 4-2-1 manifold, Daytona, Vader cold-air induction, custom Z and F Stage 2 re-map, Electric boot release, braided hoses, Blue Magnecor leads, Technozen relays, Stage 1 head, BMW Angel Eyes headlights, "MG" puddle lights.

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Re: The Belgian WW1 weekend

Post by austingarages » Thu May 22, 2014 4:26 pm

Great pics Adrian! Here are a few more...

A view further to the left from the Isjer Tower and the Isjer River
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A view out of the Isjer front line trenches towards the Belgian held territory
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The Cloth Hall, Ypres which houses the excellent In Flanders Fields Museum on the second floor. We spent 5 hours inside! To think this building was virtually destroyed by artillery fire during the First World War...
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Nick and Jean

'02 TF 135 ours, '95 VVC his, '97 VVC hers!

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Re: The Belgian WW1 weekend

Post by colintf » Thu May 22, 2014 4:49 pm

Great pics :thumbsu:

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