4th of August
EN – Why celebrate the beginning of a war, a friend of mine asked with mild criticism, one would expect that the end of war offers more reasons for joy? […]
Tag Archives: WW1
READY
EN – When I’m organising a gathering of friends, the last hour before the event I tend to be pretty nervous. While all has been put in place – the […]
Fireworks
EN – It is hard to know if this artwork depicts a war or a festival. It helps if you know a few more things about it. Like this: the […]
Archives
EN – There is no other way. If you are to discover more about your family’s connection to WWI, you ‘ll have to dive into the mysterious world of Archives. […]
AN(a)ZAC DAY
EN – Dear Ana, The Dawn Service at Polygon Wood this year was a bit of a wet affair. Halfway the ceremony rain started pouring down on the nearly 1000 […]
Hints
EN – That’s how they look like. Files, meticulously classified in Veerle’s drawer. What they really are: 23 project proposals for remembrance events in Flanders during the years 2016 to […]
Salient Walking
EN – Don’t stay in Ypres. Do visit this tranquil and welcoming town, do visit its impressive In Flanders Fields Museum. But then, if you possibly can, put on your […]
Léon Le Fou
EN – Not so far from my house a statue honours a fool – or maybe a hero, you might want to discuss that. This is what happened. On […]
Capital and Countryside (2)
EN – Three days after the ceremony in Brussels (see previous post), the renewed ‘Museum at the Yser’ opened its doors too. The stout YserTower, rising a good 80 meters […]
Capital and Countryside (1)
EN – If ever the Belgian nation is tangible somewhere, it must be at the CinquantenairePark in Brussels. The imposing buildings still breathe the ambition of the young Belgian state. […]
my great war / mijn groote oorlog 