Although impressive it is very little known that there's a French military cemetery at Ypres. Among the burials are two colonels of which one was killed at the Hooge Chateau near Zillebeke
While we were there they were tending to the grass, and you could see that their efforts were rewarding. Very smart, very respectful, albeit just like the other cemeteries we went to. They make you ...
Somehow, the simple French crosses made a greater impact on us than the massed ranks of CWGC headstones. The is a place for very quite contemplation of the overwhelming sacrifices made by the French ...
Major French Cemetary
A little impersonal, very well kept and rather overwhelming all in one. The main French burial place for the area.
French WW I military cemetery
Although impressive it is very little known that there's a French military cemetery at Ypres. Among the burials are two colonels of which one was killed at the Hooge Chateau near Zillebeke
Humbling
While we were there they were tending to the grass, and you could see that their efforts were rewarding. Very smart, very respectful, albeit just like the other cemeteries we went to. They make you ...
Different
The French crosses made it look so different than the commonwealth stones. A place to just stand and reflect.
Stunningly simple message.
Somehow, the simple French crosses made a greater impact on us than the massed ranks of CWGC headstones. The is a place for very quite contemplation of the overwhelming sacrifices made by the French ...