2. Pairi DaizaBrugelette Pairi Daiza is a privately owned zoo and botanical garden located in Brugelette in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The 65-hectare large animal theme park is located on the site of the former Cistercian Cambron Abbey, and is home to over 4,000 animals. The name is taken from the Avestan word pairi daēza, which is the source of the [Persian language] word paradise. Pairi Daiza is owned and operated by Pairi Daiza Belgium SA, a limited company previously listed on NYSE Alternext Brussels . It is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria , and participates in the European Endangered Species Programme . From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Tyne Cot CemeteryZonnebeke Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. It is the largest cemetery for Commonwealth forces in the world, for any war. The cemetery and its surrounding memorial are located outside of Passchendale, near Zonnebeke in Belgium. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
4. Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917Zonnebeke The Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 in Zonnebeke is a Belgian museum devoted to the 1917 Battle of Passchendaele , where in 1917 in only 100 days, almost 500,000 men were killed for only eight kilometers gain of ground. The museum is housed in the historic château grounds of Zonnebeke and focuses on the material aspects of World War I. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Francois Duesberg MuseumMons Museum François Duesberg was opened on 21 September 1994 and is devoted to decorative arts from the period 1775 to 1825. The museum is located in Mons opposite the collegiate Saint Waltrude Church in the former buildings of the National Bank of Belgium. It houses a large collection of objects in perfect condition: it has a prestigious collection of clocks and mantel clocks, exceptional gilded French bronzes, porcelain , pottery, jewelry , and numerous items of similar quality. It was founded by François Duesberg and his wife Betty whose collections focus on the periods of Louis XVI, that of Charles X of France and of the First French Empire under Napoleon. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
7. Langemark CemeteryLangemark The German war cemetery of Langemark is near the village of Langemark, part of the municipality of Langemark-Poelkapelle, in the Belgian province of West Flanders. More than 44,000 soldiers are buried here. The village was the scene of the first gas attacks by the German army in the western front , marking the beginning of the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915. During the First Battle of Ypres in World War I, inexperienced German infantry suffered severe casualties when they made a futile frontal attack on allied positions near Langemark and were checked by experienced French infantry and British riflemen. Contrary to popular myth, only fifteen percent of the German soldiers involved in the Battle of Langemark were schoolboys and students. Legend has it that the German infantry sang the... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Poelkapelle Videos
Belevingsroute Oostende tijdens de groote Oorlog
Een gloednieuwe fietstocht in het kader van de herdenking van 100 jaar Groote Oorlog, brengt je langs deze en andere markante historische plaatsen. Onderweg laten infoborden de bezoeker kennismaken met de historische achtergrond van Oostende tijdens de Groote Oorlog: het belang van de haven van Oostende en van de kustverdediging, de vluchtelingenstroom enz.
Al fietsend langs de WOI-sites van Oostende ontdek je toffe animaties en muziek. Starten doe je individueel vanuit Raversyde, waar je kortfilms te zien krijgt over vrede en er bovendien een bezoek kan gebracht worden aan de Atlantikwall.
Van daaruit vertrekken we richting het Fort Napoleon met onderweg gedichtlezingen, animaties en een boottocht. Hier stap je even af voor een optreden met Ierse traditionals, een mogelijkheid om je picknick op te eten en spiegelsoldaten. Verder in de tocht vinden we Klaroenblazers terug en ontdek je Oostende op een heel andere manier.
Afspraak dus op zaterdag 25 en zondag 26 april tussen 10u30 en 12u in Raversyde. Dit is meer dan fietsen, dit is beleven.