Ypres Salient Day-Trip 19/4/09

[Invicta Moto]

I led a group from my local bike club across to Ypres at the weekend and here is the POI breakdown of the trip.

I had originally planned a few too many stops around the Salient and ended up deleting some on the hoof. I thought it better to do it that way rather than run out of things to do. As it was we had a good day and had enought ime to do the stops justice.

This means we'll have another trip across in the Autumn. I'll post an "open invite" nearer the time.


http://www.poi66.com/maps/show_album?album=wipersmay2009

 

[Twotter]

Good stuff - I didn't know about the trench of death. One to watch out for on a future trip

 

[Trippy]

I want to go back to Ypres again, maybe later this year.
I enjoyed my little two day visit with my lad but would quite like a few more days looking around, I think Ypres is a lovely little town.

 

[Twotter]

...I think Ypres is a lovely little town.

I agree, especially when compared to Albert on the Somme!

 

[Invicta Moto]

I agree, especially when compared to Albert on the Somme!

Very true. We went to the Somme on the 90th Anniversary of the Battle but on the 16th when my Granddad's Cousin William died of wounds in the dressing station at Corbie near Albert.

Albert was basically closed and "desolé" was all we heard when we tried to get lunch. Ypres serving until well gone 3pm.

 

[Twotter]

Very true. We went to the Somme on the 90th Anniversary of the Battle but on the 16th when my Granddad's Cousin William died of wounds in the dressing station at Corbie near Albert.

Albert was basically closed and "desolé" was all we heard when we tried to get lunch. Ypres serving until well gone 3pm.

I could sit outside in Ypres and drink Leffe till the cows come home

But after two visits to the Somme I'm glad they've got a McDonalds in Albert, but I can recommend 'Le Poppy' at La Boiselle on the D929

 

[tarry]

I led a group from my local bike club across to Ypres at the weekend and here is the POI breakdown of the trip.

I had originally planned a few too many stops around the Salient and ended up deleting some on the hoof. I thought it better to do it that way rather than run out of things to do. As it was we had a good day and had enought ime to do the stops justice.

This means we'll have another trip across in the Autumn. I'll post an "open invite" nearer the time.


http://www.poi66.com/maps/show_album?album=wipersmay2009

Me and the misses are staying over in ypres this monday and your
report and detail will be very helpfull , we are planning to
spend the tuesday morning looking at some off the memorials, poi`s
in the area, out off the ones you have seen, could you recommend a couple please.

thanks tarry.

 

[Invicta Moto]

Me and the misses are staying over in ypres this monday and your
report and detail will be very helpfull , we are planning to
spend the tuesday morning looking at some off the memorials, poi`s
in the area, out off the ones you have seen, could you recommend a couple please.

thanks tarry.

In Ypres definitely do the "In Flanders Fields" museum in the Cloth Hall. From the points we went to, Yorkshire Trench is small but well worth the look and then I'd defo "do" Tyne Cot and Vancouver Corner.

 

[Invicta Moto]

Full write-up

 

[Twotter]

Nice write up