world war one and car wars

Friday 28th
A beautiful breakfast at the Novotel started the day very well indeed. Thanks Danielle for always asking for breakfast when we booked accommodation. The girls liked the sauce containers.

5 minutes out of town we came to Hooge Crater Open Air museum. This lake is actually a crater formed by shelling as the two sides fought over a patch of land about 50 metres across.

We were able to walk though real trenches. This bunker was constructed for protection by the British but later taken and used by the Germans.

It was extraordinary to think that this beautiful peaceful place was so torn by war and so full of bloodshed.

Next - Tyner Cot Cemetery - the largest Commonwealth War cemetery in the world. A very sad place indeed.

The a long car trip started well but we got hopelessly lost trying o get around Rotterdam. Even once we arrived in Amsterdam we took a long time finding our hotel. And then we had to head into town for the Van Gough museum - which was excellent. Such a prolific painter and such a sad story.