The last remaining WWI trenches in Belgium | FLanders Fields motorcycle tour Ride 1 | Ypres

Описание: The last remaining WWI trenches in Belgium | Flanders Fields motorcycle tour Ride 1 | Ypres

Highlights of this ride
0:00 Intro
1:18 Info on Ride 1
2:20 Part 1: Ypres to Tyne Cot Cemetery
3:09 Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof
St. Julien Canadian Memorial
Tyne Cot Cemetery
5:12 Part 2: Tyne Cot Cemetery to Diksmuide Dodengang
6:11 Diksmuide Dodengang
7:24 Part 3: Diksmuide Dodengang to Passchendaele Museum
Diksmuide
Ijzertoren
Talbot House
Poperinge
Kemmelberg
Pool of Peace
Passchedaele Museum
9:01 Part 4: Passchendaele Museum to Ypres
9:56 Ypres
12:25 Outro

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As we cruise through the picturesque countryside, we'll be making several stops to explore significant landmarks and pay homage to the brave souls who fought in the Great War.

Just before we get to the village of Langemark we are passing this Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof which is with 24,917 fallen soldiers the largest number in a German military cemetery. And just after passing Langemark you can see this impressive St. Julien Canadian Memorial, commemorating the brave action of the Canadian First Division during the Second Battle of Ypres as they withstood the first poison gas attacks of the First World War.

Our first real stop in this ride is the Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the world in terms of burials which is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are now 11,961 Commonwealth servicemen who fought on the Western Front commemorated in Tyne Cot Cemetery. It is located in an area which was known as the Ypres Salient where Commonwealth, French, Belgian and German forces fought almost continuously throughout the First World War.

Another stop that we recommend making is a visit to the Diksmuide Dodengang: Trench of Death. It is the perfect setting to discover the horrific conditions the soldiers had to endure. The Trench of Death is the last remaining stretch of Belgian First World War trenches. Through interactive screens, pictures, film footage, authentic collection items and of course the trenches as such you experience the hellish circumstances of trench living.

But Diksmuide is also just a very nice West Flanders city and just as Ypres the main square is this Grote Markt square. With parking and enough bars and restaurants if you fancy a bite to eat or just a drink.

We are passing the Diksmuide Ijzer Tower, named to this river the Ijzer. It is a monument to peace. It was originally consecrated on 24 August 1930 and the four sides of the monumental base read No more war in the four languages of the warring parties of the western front during World War I: Nooit meer oorlog, Plus jamais de guerre, Nie wieder Krieg and No more war.

After a real nice ride through the Flanders Fields the next possible stop is in Poperinge as there’s 3 stops you can make here.
The first one being this Talbot House, affectionately known as 'Every Man's Club,' as it provided a sanctuary for soldiers during the Great War. Its welcoming atmosphere and spirit of camaraderie offered a brief respite from the chaos of battle. You can also pause at the town hall courtyard of Poperinge as an execution pole commemorates the atrocities that took place here during WW1. This is where soldiers faced the ultimate punishment for desertion or cowardice. It's a somber spot that speaks volumes about the harsh discipline enforced during wartime. If you want to escape a bit from all the war memorials, also Poperingen has a very inviting Grote Markt square to enjoy a refreshing drink and give yourself a chance to come back into the present time.

This memorial at the top of the Kemmelberg, Mount Kemmel aims to remember the many Frenchmen who fought here during the Battle of this Mount Kemmel in spring 1918. Popularly, the memorial was renamed 'the Mourning Angel' or 'Den Engel'.

Although we cannot see it from the road we wanted to point out the Spanbroekmolen crater, also known as the Pool of Peace. It is the largest and most imposing mine crater in this area, the Westhoek and a reminder of the Battle of the Mines. Just opposite the road you can also find this small Lone Tree Cemetery with graves for 79 casualties.

Our journey here in Flanders Fields is almost at an end as we are slowly approaching Ypres. We do want to highlight one last possible stop in this ride, the Passchendaele Museum. With the ‘Passchendaele 1917’ experience they say that you can find yourself right in the middle of the landscape of 1917 and by means of powerful visualizations, appropriate music and historical images projected several metres tall, the Battle of Passchendaele is presented chronologically.

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