PhotoDiary: 05/05/2015 Drive to Ypres, In Flanders Fields Museum. Day three.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

05/05/2015 Drive to Ypres, In Flanders Fields Museum. Day three.

Maximum temperature 18C, minimum 15C at Ypres. Massive storm midday and talk of winds up to 100 km/h. It was difficult to stand still to take photos!

The storm on arrival at Ypres.

Market square Ypres. The sun came out but the wind was terrible !

In Flanders Fields Museum.

Tobacco from Rhodesians to soldiers of the king.

Menin Gate. Memorial to 55,000 missing men on the Ypres front line.

Saint Martin's Cathedral.

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CraigMay 6, 2015 at 10:09 AM
The cathedral shot is stunning Diane. The market square looks lovely too, although quite deceiving as there is no impression of the severe wind! Hope it dries up for you.
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05/05/2015 Drive to Ypres, In Flanders Fields Museum. Day three.

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