CDDHS/DCMA Battlefields Tour 2013

Villers Station Cemetery contains 1,208 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 32 German war graves. 
 

There are 74 Canadians buried here from the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
 

We read some paragraphs about Canadian soldiers who had died during World War I and are buried here. Afterwards students found the grave marker and left a poppy, Canadian flag and paragraph at the headstone.

We also visited a German cemetery, Hill 62 and tunnels and visited the bunkers where John McCrae of Guelph, writer of "In Flanders Fields" once fought.

 Bruges is a renaissance trading centre turned tourist town.

 

Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Today we saw beautiful architecture, bought Belgium chocolate and enjoyed French fries with mayo, a local specialty. A few of us also tried the mussels.

Known as the Venice of the North, Bruges is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. UNESCO, in 2000, included the entire historical city centre on the World Heritage list. Walking along the maze of winding cobbled alleys and romantic canals takes you back to medieval times.