tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88322134035815750192024-03-29T09:00:08.587+05:30My Travelogue - Indian Travel Blogger, Heritage enthusiast & UNESCO hunter! HERITAGE & FAMILY TRAVEL BLOG - Indian Travel Blogger with special interest in art, heritage & history! Currently traveling with family including a 2yr old kid! Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.comBlogger672125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-43945207687403734342024-01-02T13:34:00.004+05:302024-01-02T21:12:08.608+05:30How to visit Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin? - UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span>T</span><span>his article first appeared in </span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2024/01/nord-pas-de-calais-mining-basin-unesco.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A ROAD TRIP IN NORTHERN FRANCE TO VISIT ITS </b><b>UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">AN ULTIMATE TRAVEL GUIDE TO VISIT THE NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS MINING
BASIN</span></b></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnB9GkfY8r6bJhge4M6LfYYCP07elXVs01kHGBXIEGZEmulYlDknlaGmRvAZiQotj82VCPZ7geQqAeEPhOANdsiemOz1vBfEui5NYHkEzIDrEcgvV3dUjxlG-kAqa-GRt4ie2eFG0-UdNM74o9gbWcuwwpywWweN2_IoqYGUX8hIUDQzc3Fbkm8OLXE6LV/s1008/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Haillicourt_Slag_Heaps_UNESCO.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnB9GkfY8r6bJhge4M6LfYYCP07elXVs01kHGBXIEGZEmulYlDknlaGmRvAZiQotj82VCPZ7geQqAeEPhOANdsiemOz1vBfEui5NYHkEzIDrEcgvV3dUjxlG-kAqa-GRt4ie2eFG0-UdNM74o9gbWcuwwpywWweN2_IoqYGUX8hIUDQzc3Fbkm8OLXE6LV/s320/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Haillicourt_Slag_Heaps_UNESCO.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Terrils du Pays a Part Twin Slag heaps in Haillicourt. </span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Photo by: </span>Benoît Diéval<span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span></span></div><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2024/01/nord-pas-de-calais-mining-basin-unesco.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com9Terril De Loos En Gohelle, 62750 Loos-en-Gohelle, France50.4443733 2.780503622.134139463821157 -32.3757464 78.754607136178848 37.9367536tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-22843795643024235412023-10-26T19:08:00.003+05:302023-11-13T18:10:04.642+05:30Indian War Graves in Pas-de-Calais, France - Forgotten Indians of WWI<div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/10/indian-army-world-war-1-pas-de-calais-neuve-chapelle.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>INDIAN SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR 1 </b></div><div><b>MEMORIAL TOURISM IN PAS-DE-CALAIS, FRANCE FOR INDIANS </b></div><div><b>Visiting the graves of the forgotten soldiers of Indian Army in the First World War near Neuve-Chapelle, France</b></div><div><br /></div></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Following the</span><span> </span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2018/09/indians-ypres-first-world-war.html#indiafirstworldwar" target="_blank">Indian War Graves in Belgium</a><span> </span><span>and</span><span> </span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/02/indian-army-soldiers-somme-battlefields-wwi.html" target="_blank">Indian War Graves in Somme in France</a><span>, it was time to visit the Indian War Graves in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. In France, there are 3 regions with the majority of graves of Indians Soldiers of WWI in France - Somme, Marseille, and Pas-de-Calais. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
The region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais touches the southern Belgian border, meaning
it is very close to Brussels, however, by public transport, it is not too easy
to visit. The best way to visit this region is either by bike or by car.
Recently, we headed there, with a friend and his car! The trip was for 3 days
including the UNESCO Listed Mining Sites in Nord-Pas-de-Calais for 2 days and
1 day dedicated to the Common Wealth War Graves in the region.
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<b>UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN FRANCE & BELGIUM - FUNERARY AND
MEMORY SITES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR</b>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="text-align: justify;">In 2023, after I visited these sites, 139 World War I sites in France
& Belgium, have been included together, as the Funerary and Memory
Sites of the First World War under UNESCO. Many of these cemeteries
listed below have been included in the list of 139 sites.</span></span></span>
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<b id="why" name="Why?">WHY DID THE INDIANS FIGHT IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR?</b>
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To give you a gist - Austria's crown prince Archduke Ferdinand was killed by
Serbian nationalists. Austria wages war on Serbia. Serbia befriends Germany,
here on called Axis. Austria befriends Russia & France, here on called
Allies. Britain joined the Allies. India was a British Colony and they
deputed Indian soldiers & laborers to Europe!
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Not a few but, more than 8,00,000 soldiers and more than 5,00,000 laborers
participated in the First World War (which was then called the Great War) of
whom more than 73,000 died! <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2018/09/indians-ypres-first-world-war.html#indiafirstworldwar" target="_blank">Read here to know more about the role of Indians in WWI</a>.
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Again, I mention here too, as I mentioned in my earlier posts - we are
talking about British India which includes today's India, Pakistan, Nepal,
Bhutan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, and a bit of Afghanistan as well.
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">INDIAN SOLDIERS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN THE NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS
REGION</span></b>
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As I mentioned in my earlier article on Indian War Graves of the Somme Region,
after the Ypres battles, the Indian soldiers, were moved to the Pas-de-Calais
in France (very close to Ypres), as well as Somme (further south). Specific
battles and defense took place time and again in this region and in some of
those, Indian soldiers played a preeminent role. This includes, but is not
limited to, the Defence of Festubet, the Battle of Festubert, the Battle of
Loos, the Battle of La Bassee, the Battle of Aubers, and of course, the Battle
of Neuvechapelle which many many Indians lost their lives. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b></b><blockquote><b>Read more: </b><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2018/09/indians-ypres-first-world-war.html" target="_blank">Indian War Graves in Belgium;</a> <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/02/indian-army-soldiers-somme-battlefields-wwi.html" target="_blank">Indian War Graves in Somme, France</a>; <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/07/atlantikwall-raversyde-wwii-belgium.html" target="_blank">Indische Legion at Atlantikwall</a> </blockquote></span>
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<div><b>BATTLE OF LA BASSÉE</b></div>
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The Battle of La Bassée happened on Oct 1914. The German Army had now
occupied Neuve-Chapelle and La Bassée. By 15 October, the British
recaptured Givenchy but were defeated at La Bassée. By 21st Oct the Lahore
division joined the forces. Later on, by 28th Oct, more and more Indian
forces incl. 8th Gurkha, 9th Bhopal, and 47th Sikh regiments joined. On
<b>30th Oct 1914</b>, a German attack pushed the 8th Gurkha battalion back.
Several soldiers of our 8th Gurkha regiment perished. 22 of these Indian War
Graves of the Gurkha soldiers of the First World War who died in this
particular attack are in Y-Farm Cemetery and Laventie Cemetery (more details
below).
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>DEFENCE OF FESTUBERT</b></div>
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After the First Battle of Ypres, by early Nov 1914, there was a pause to deal
with the severe winter weather and exhaustion of the soldiers on either side.
However, there were some Winter Operations. These were some smaller attacks
that kept happening from Nov 1914 to Feb 1915.
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The Defence of Festubert happened on <b>23rd & 24th Nov 1914</b> when the
7th Meerut Division of the British Indian Army defended the village of
Festubert against German attack. The German army took over some trenches and
the Indian Army recaptured all the trenches very quickly. This 7th Meerut
Division included regiments of Garhwal Rifles, Gurkha Rifles, Baluchis, and
more, which all suffered severe losses during the battle. Darwan Singh Negi of
the 39th Garhwal Regiment was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery
during the Defence of Festubert (more details below).
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>DEFENCE OF GIVENCHY</b></div>
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The Defence of Givenchy happened at Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée on
<b>20th Dec 1914</b> when the front line held by Lahore and Meerut divisions
was shelled by the Germans. As many as 10 mines exploded here causing a major
loss of lives. The trenches of Givenchy and Festurbest were captured by the
Germans and were eventually recaptured by British Indian & French troops
the very next day.
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>BATTLE OF NEUVECHAPELLE</b></div>
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The battle of Neuvechapelle happened on <b>10th - 13th March 1915. </b>By now,
the war had taken a deadlier turn with aerial photography! On 10th March, the
British Indian Army was tasked with an artillery bombardment of German wire
which happened in 30 minutes. This was followed by an infantry attack by the
Garhwal Brigade of the Meerut Division. In spite of several casualties, the
Lahore Battalions forwarded and took the village, while incapacitating German
infantry (trench defense) and taking over their machine guns! The battle of
Neuve-Chapelle was the first big battle for the British Indian Army and 4200
Indian soldiers perished here. The Indian Memorial of Neuve Chapelle was built
here to commemorate the same (more details below).
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<div><b>BATTLE OF LOOS</b></div>
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The battle of Loos requires a very special mention when talking about the
Indian Soldiers of the First World War in France. Battle of Loos was one of
the bloodiest battles for the British Indian Army during the First World
War. It is the battle in which most number of Indians died in the
Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
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The Battle of Loos took place from <b>25th Sept - 8th Oct 1915</b>. The
British used poison gas for the first time in an effort to recapture Artois
& Champagne. However, the German defense was much better and the British
were defeated. One of the major sections of the British Army during this
battle was the Third Gurkha Rifles regiment from India (today's Nepal).
Rifleman Kulbir Thapa was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during
the Battle of Loos (more details below).
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">VICTORIA CROSS AWARDEES IN THE NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS REGION</span></b>
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Victoria Cross is the highest gallantry medal awarded to the most courageous
act and valor 'in the presence of the enemy', meaning 'in the battlefront' in
the British Army. This is the British equivalent of the Indian Param Vir
Chakra. The first ever Indian to have been awarded this was Khudadad Khan.
Read here for more info on the Khudadad Khan memorial in Ypres, Belgium.
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A total of 11 Indians (as usual I'm skipping the British Commanders who served
in the Indian Army) were awarded the Victoria Cross during WWI. Of the 11, 6
were in the Western Front (France & Belgium) and the rest 5 were in the
North African Campaign (Egypt & Mesopotamia). Of the 6 VC awardees in
Western Front, 3 were at the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. - Kulbir Thapa, Darwan
Singh Negi, and Gabbar Singh Negi.
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<b>KULBIR THAPA - INDIANS WHO WERE AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS </b>
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The story of Kulbir Thapa is rather very emotional and very touching. Unlike
many other soldiers who won the Victoria Cross, he won, not for fighting off
the enemy but for saving his friends despite the enemy's fire! Technically
he's from what's today Nepal.
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During the <b>Battle of Loos</b>, on 25th Sept 1915, Kulbir Thapa of 3rd
Gurkha Rifles regiment was wounded in action, when he spotted a comrade (not
clear if he was Bill Keightly or Private Evan Jones), behind the first-line
German Trench. He risked his life to save him. He didn't stop then, he kept
going back into the enemy line to save more of his comrades, one by one,
carrying them on his shoulders or dragging them, crossing back to safety. He
saved quite a under a heavy enemy fire. Finally, early morning the next day,
when he was bringing yet another soldier back to safety, the Germans stopped
firing to let him go through and he walked across No Man's Land to safety. For
a moment, just like during the Christmas Truce, the soldiers stopped the war
and were just human. He lived on and
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In 2021, the movie Gurkha - Beneath the Bravery was made based on his life.
Here's the movie's trailer on YouTube. The full movie is available to watch on
Amazon Prime, but you may have to use the VPN to set your location to the UK.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BOmAJl3soSo?si=W2KgMCrFAlEnfVC6" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupAF2wtjC87BEWzAAfB9D6Dh-AwdDOVA7mkmmkr0U_WOIe_1XNNvjafHI-o4lbNiQWi06YqMdWFWAw8Trygu1qHvX8lyEIh6K4yAxjTTwfBFLBOBbj6-ePx8F4eL-t59Z8n-NFQemZWOW7kBpec5NG8Dtas1nbkhdyB3JMFhpecWB7V0x_aFxU1ojr4jP/s1008/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Neuve_Chapelle_memorial_CWGC_Indian_War_Graves_WWI_PasdeCalais%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Neuve Chapelle Indian Memorial" border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupAF2wtjC87BEWzAAfB9D6Dh-AwdDOVA7mkmmkr0U_WOIe_1XNNvjafHI-o4lbNiQWi06YqMdWFWAw8Trygu1qHvX8lyEIh6K4yAxjTTwfBFLBOBbj6-ePx8F4eL-t59Z8n-NFQemZWOW7kBpec5NG8Dtas1nbkhdyB3JMFhpecWB7V0x_aFxU1ojr4jP/w640-h426/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Neuve_Chapelle_memorial_CWGC_Indian_War_Graves_WWI_PasdeCalais%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">VC Gabbar Singh Negi & Indian Doctors names at Neuve Chapelle</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>
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<b>DARWAN SINGH NEGI - </b><b>INDIANS WHO WERE AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS </b>
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Darwan Singh Negi was from Uttarakhand and he was in the 39th Garhwal Rifles
Regiment which became a part of the 7th Meerut Division. On 23rd & 24th
November, during the <b>Defence of Festubert</b>, he was one of the first
to take charge of clearing out the trenches and recapturing those, even though
he was shot in two places on his head and his arm. He survived and continued
to serve in the army.
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His son Balbir Singh also served in the Garhwal rifles and served in the
Indian Army post-independence. The regimental museum of Garhwal rifles has
been named after him, in his honour. I hope I'll get to visit Lansdowne in
Uttarakhand and visit the museum.
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<b>GABBAR SINGH NEGI - </b><b>INDIANS WHO WERE AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS POSTHUMOUSLY </b>
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Gabbar Singh Negi was the only one of the 3 who died on the battlefield
and he was a very young, 19-year-old boy. He has no known grave and his name
has been inscribed at the Neuve Chapelle Memorial.
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He was already on the frontline during the Battle of Ypres as a part of the
39th Garwal Rifles Regiment! After that, their regiment became a part of the
7th Meerut Division and was moved to the Pas-de-Calais region. On 10th March
1915, during the <b>Battle of Neuve Chapelle</b>, he was a part of the bayonet
party with bombs whose task was the clear the German trenches. When his
Commandor was killed in action, he took charge, and did the job well, forcing
the German soldiers to exit the trenches & surrender. He was also killed
in action.
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He was also from Uttarakhand. To date, the Gabbar Singh Negi Fair happens
annually in Chamba, Uttarakhand, India on Apr 20th or 21st. I hope to visit
Chamba sometime on these dates, to be there and hopefully meet his grandson or
great-grandchildren.
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">GRAVES AND MEMORIALS OF INDIAN SOLDIERS OF WWI IN NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS
REGION</span></b>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Y FARM CEMETERY</b></div>
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The first cemetery I visited on my pilgrimage to the Indian War Graves in the
Pas-de-Calais region was the Y Farm Cemetery. As soon as I entered both to my
right and left were the plots dedicated to the graves of Indian soldiers. The
list on CWGC's website said 20 graves which includes Jamedar, Naik, Riflemen,
and more. However, when went there, I counted a total of 57 graves, which
means, 37 of the Indian graves here were of unidentified Indian
soldiers.
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I also observed that 6 of these soldiers were martyred 29th-30th Oct 1914,
which was when the <b>Battle of La Bassée</b> happened. All these 6 soldiers
were from the 2nd Battalion of 8 Gurkha Rifles regiment. Another 5 soldiers
were killed on 25th Sept 1915, which was when the
<b>Battle of Loos</b> happened. These soldiers would have been the comrades of
VC Kulbir Thapa.
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<span><i><b>Where is Y Farm Cemetery, Bois-Grenier</b>(On Google Maps)<b>: </b></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/PgyzdmBQcsDrWFUH6" target="_blank">Y Farm Cemetery, Bois-Grenier</a></span>
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<span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">How to reach Y Farm Cemetery, Bois-Grenier: </b>6.5km from </span><span>Gare de Armentières railway station which is a 10-minute car ride.
Ilevia Bus Route 65 and 74 go towards Y Farm Cemetery from </span></span>Gare de Armentières railway station, but till Mairie and Touquet
respectively. There's a 1.5-2km walk after that. If you don't have a car, it
is easier to ride a bike to cover this 6.5km.
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<a href="https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?Cemetery=Y+FARM+MILITARY+CEMETERY%2C+BOIS-GRENIER&CemeteryExact=true&Size=10&WarFilter=1&ServedWithFilter=Indian&CemeteryFilter=null" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: center;">List of Indian Burials in Y Farm Cemetery, Bois-Grenier</span></a> via CWGC
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>RUE-DAVID MILITARY CEMETERY</b></div>
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Very close to Y Farm Cemetery is the Rue-David cemetery which has 42
identified Indian War Graves plus 2 unidentified, totaling 44. Many of the
soldiers were Sepoys from Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Jhansi, Jhelum,
Kangra, Hoshiarpur, etc. 4 of these Sepoys died in the
<b>Battle of Loos</b> as well (the same as the one VC Kulbir Thapa was in).
One of the important graves here is of Diwan Singh, who was awarded the Indian
Order of Merit.
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<span><i><b>Where is Rue David Military Cemetery, </b></i></span><b style="font-style: italic;">Fleurbaix</b><span><i><b> </b>(On Google Maps)<b>: </b></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/cbLjUjCgQnc4cZxd9" target="_blank">Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix</a></span>
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<span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">How to reach <i style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Rue David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix</b></i>: </b><span>1.3km (15 mins walk / 5 mins bike) from Y-Farm Military
Cemetery</span></span></span>
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<a href="https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?Cemetery=RUE-DAVID+MILITARY+CEMETERY%2C+FLEURBAIX&CemeteryExact=true&Size=10&WarFilter=1&ServedWithFilter=Indian&CemeteryFilter=null" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: center;">List of Indian Burials in Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix</span></a> via CWGC
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY</b></div>
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Our next stop was also very close by, the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery which
has just 2 Indian War Graves of WWI. As soon as I entered, to the right, was
the tiny plot for the 2 - Sundar Singh & Ram Singh who were martyred on
5th & 8th July 1915, respectively. Both were from Punjab, but Ram Singh
was from Lahore (today's Pakistan) and Sundar Singh was from Ludhiana (today's
India).
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<span><i><b>Where is Rue Petillon Military Cemetery, </b></i></span><b style="font-style: italic;">Fleurbaix</b><span><i><b> </b>(On Google Maps)<b>: </b></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/j2pcJQNVWdmGMGGf6" target="_blank">Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix</a></span>
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<span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">How to reach <i style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Rue Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix</b></i>: </b><span>2</span><span>km (30 mins walk / 7 mins bike) from Rue Petillon Military
Cemetery</span></span></span>
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<a href="https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?Cemetery=RUE-PETILLON+MILITARY+CEMETERY%2C+FLEURBAIX&CemeteryExact=true&Size=10&WarFilter=1&ServedWithFilter=Indian&CemeteryFilter=null" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: center;">List of Indian Burials in Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery,
Fleurbaix</span></a> via CWGC
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<b>LAVENTIE MILITARY CEMETRY, LA GORGUE</b>
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A bit further away from this area, is La Gorgue which has 2 cemeteries with
graves of Indian Soldiers. Our first stop was the Laventie Military Cemetery.
My sheet downloaded from the CWGC website said that there are 19 Indian War
Graves of WWI at Laventie Military Cemetery, but I was in for a rude shock!
There were a whopping 60 graves of Indian Soldiers of WWI here in Laventie
Military Cemetery. An entire section in the back of the cemetery has been
dedicated to the Indian Soldiers.
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Here are more points to note - Of the 60, 16 were of the 39th Garhwal Rifles
Regiment (the one of which both VC Darwan Singh Negi and VC Gabbar Singh Negi
were a part of). However, none of these 16 are identified.
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Another 16 were from the 8 Gurkha Rifles Regiment. Of these 16, 15 have been
identified (14 Riflemen and 1 Subadar) and all of them were martyred on 30th
Oct 1914, which was when the <b>Battle of La Bassée </b>happened. 6 of their
comrades from the same regimen, who died on the same day, have been buried in
Y Farm Cemetery as well.
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<span><i><b>Where is Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue</b></i></span><span><i><b> </b>(On Google Maps)<b>: </b></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/TLzX4A5g4iLbPpkS6" target="_blank">Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue</a></span>
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<span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">How to reach <i style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue</b></i>:</b><span>
6km (20 mins bike / 8 mins drive) from Rue Petillion Military
Cemetery</span></span></span>
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<a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/TLzX4A5g4iLbPpkS6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: center;">List of Indian Burials in Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue</span></a> via CWGC
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<b>PONT-DU-HEM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA GORGUE</b>
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In the same La Gorgue locality, there's also the Pont-du-Hem Military
Cemetery. As soon as I entered, both on the left and right were small plots
dedicated to Indian War Graves (5 to the left and 10 to the right). Of these
15 Indian War Graves, only 8 have been identified. Of the 8 identified, 5
soldiers (1 rifleman and 4 sepoys) were martyred on 25th Sept 1915, which
means, they too were killed in action during the <b>Battle of Loos</b>, along
with their comrades whose graves are in Laventie Military Cemetery and Rue
David Military Cemetery. They were all from the 8 Gurkha Regiment and some
were saved by VC Kulbir Thapa.
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<span><i><b>Where is Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue</b></i></span><span><i><b> </b>(On Google Maps)<b>: </b></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/WCMC8SvjhwB3yUeM8" target="_blank">Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue</a></span>
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<span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">How to reach <i style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Pont-du-Hem</b></i><i style="font-weight: 400;"><b> Military Cemetery, La Gorgue</b></i>:</b><span> 4km (15 mins bike / 4 mins drive) from Laventie Military
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<a href="https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?Cemetery=PONT-DU-HEM+MILITARY+CEMETERY%2c+LA+GORGUE&CemeteryExact=true&Size=10&WarFilter=1&ServedWithFilter=Indian&CemeteryFilter=null&Page=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: center;">List of Indian Burials in Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La
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<b>RUE-DU-BACQUEROT NO.1 MILITARY CEMETERY, LAVENTIE</b>
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To begin with, Rue-de-Bacquerot No:1 Military Cemetery was a bit of a
challenge to find. There was a point where the boards said Rue-de-Bacquerot
Cemetery on either side, however, one was the 13th London Graveyard and the
other was No:1 Military Cemetery. After finding the right direction, we ended
up in a place, that looked like a farm. Quite amusingly, the cemetery is
inside the farm! The farm owners had given away a piece of their land for this
cemetery to CWGC!
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There's a tiny road as soon as you go in. and on either side of it are 2
sections of the CWGC cemetery. In the part on the left, further is a huge plot
filled with more than 100 Indian War Graves of which 88 are identified graves
of Indian Soldiers of WWI. Of the 88 identified Indian War Graves of WWI in
Rue-de-Bacquerot No:1 Military Cemetery, 17 had died between 17-28th Sept 1915
(<b>Battle of Loos</b> began on 25th Sept 1915). Apart from the 8 Gurkha
Rifles (who primarily fought during the Battle of Loos) there were quite a few
graves of 39 Garhwal Rifles. There were also some from 9 Gurkha Rifles and 10
Gurkha Rifles regiments.
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One of the important graves here is of Guman Singh Negi, who was awarded the
Military Cross, the Indian Distinguished Service Medal which is about 4-5
levels below the Victoria Cross.
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<span><i><b>Where is </b></i><b><i>Rue-de-Bacquerot No:1 Military Cemetery</i></b><i><b>, Laventie</b></i></span><span><i><b> </b>(On Google Maps)<b>: </b></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/vTdabpCscwcXSAgJ9" target="_blank">Rue-de-Bacquerot No:1 Military Cemetery, Laventie</a></span>
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<span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">How to reach <b style="font-style: normal;"><i>Rue-de-Bacquerot No:1 Military Cemetery</i></b><i style="font-weight: 400;"><b>, Laventie</b></i>:</b><span> 2.5km (30 mins walk / 8 mins bike / 3 mins drive) from
Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue</span></span></span>
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<a href="https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?Cemetery=RUE-DU-BACQUEROT+NO.1+MILITARY+CEMETERY%2c+LAVENTIE&CemeteryExact=true&Size=10&WarFilter=1&ServedWithFilter=Indian&CemeteryFilter=null&Page=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: center;">List of Indian Burials in Rue-de-Bacquerot No:1 Military Cemetery,
Laventie</span></a> via CWGC
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<b>ST. VAAST POST MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE</b>
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After visiting Rue-de-Bacquerot No:1 Military Cemetery, Laventie, we headed to
the Neuve Chapelle Memorial and then to St.Vaast Post Military Cemetery,
Richebourg-l'Avoue. St.Vaast Post Military Cemetery has a section in the back
for 46 Indian War Graves.
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There are 2 things that are quite interesting about St.Vaast Post Military
Cemetery. One, there were the graves of 3 bearers of the Indian Army Medical
Corps regiment, the first of which I saw. Two, the dates on which the soldiers
here died - <b>Battle of Loos</b> began on 25th Sept 1915 when three of the
soldiers buried here were martyred, then 3 more on 26th Sept; 1 more each on
27th, 28th Sept, 03rd Oct, 04th, 05th, 10th and goes on and on until 3rd
November 1915. I assume that while some died in the battlefront during the
Battle of Loos, others died due to war wounds later on, in the warfront
medical post, which should explain the presence (& deaths) of the Indian
Army Medical Corps too here.
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<span><i><b>Where is St.Vaast Post Military </b></i><b><i>Cemetery</i></b><i><b>, Richebourg-l'Avoue</b></i></span><span><i><b> </b>(On Google Maps)<b>: </b></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/fmb8oyTUZqt8DaVc8" target="_blank">St.Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoue</a></span>
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<span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">How to reach <i style="font-weight: 400;"><b>St.Vaast Post Military </b></i><b style="font-style: normal;"><i>Cemetery</i></b><i style="font-weight: 400;"><b>, Richebourg-l'Avoue</b></i>:</b><span> 3.5km (13 mins bike / 4 mins drive) from </span></span></span>Rue-de-Bacquerot No:1 Military Cemetery.
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<a href="https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?Cemetery=ST.+VAAST+POST+MILITARY+CEMETERY%2C+RICHEBOURG-L%27AVOUE&CemeteryExact=true&Size=10&WarFilter=1&ServedWithFilter=Indian&CemeteryFilter=null" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: center;">List of Indian Burials in St.Vaast Post Military Cemetery,
Richebourg-l'Avoue</span></a> via CWGC
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<div><b>NEUVECHAPELLE MEMORIAL</b></div>
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My next stop was perhaps the most important stop of them all - the
Neuvechapelle Indian Memorial. This is the largest memorial for the
Indian Soldiers of the First World War with the names of 4,742 soldiers
with no known graves. This includes the graves of the comrades of Dr.
Kanwar Inderjit Singh who were killed when their medical post was
shelled as well as VC Gabbar Singh Negi who was awarded the Victoria
Cross posthumously.
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Unlike the Indian Memorial in Ieper/Ypres, this was designed before
Indian Independence and was unveiled in 1927, which means this doesn't
bear the post-independence elements of India like our emblem or Ashoka
Chakra, etc (which are present in Ypres/Ieper). This was designed by
Herbert Baker, an English architect who also designed India's old
Parliament Building as well as Rashtrapathi Bhavan.
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It was quite visible from a distance, thanks to the towering pillar with
the 'Star of India' emblem and the Imperial Crown on its top (yes, as I
mentioned, this was designed pre-Independence). On either side are 2
lions. On the pillar is written 'God is one. His is the Victory' in
English followed by 'Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem' in Arabic which means
'In the name of Allah, the most gracious & the most merciful'
followed by 'Om Bhagavathe Namah' in Hindi (Devanagari) which means 'We
bow to you God', followed by 'Wahe Guruji ke Fateh' in Punjabi which
means 'Victory to God'. The whole place is circular in plan. In front of
the pillar, outside, is a commemorative plank that was laid when the
Indian Prime Minister Mr.Narendra Modi visited the Neuvechapelle Indian
Memorial in 2015 during the Centenary of WWI.
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As soon as I entered, there was a small pavilion (in Mughal style,
complete with Jaali-style windows). Inside, there were planks and planks
and plank after plank filled with hundreds of names of the Indian
Soldiers who died during the First World War with no known graves. There
was also a separate plank dedicated to the Prisoners of War who died in
captivity and were buried near Zehrensdorf near Berlin. On the wall,
opposite the pillar, was written 'To the Honour of the Army of India
which fought in France & Belgium 1914-18 and in perpetual
remembrance of those, of their dead, whose names are here recorded, and
who have no known grave'. On the opposite wall (behind & under the
pillar) is the list of the battles in which our Indian soldiers lost
their lives in World War I in Flanders & France - La Bassee,
Messines, Armientiers, Ypres, Cheluvelt, Festubest, Givenchy,
Neuve-Chapelle, St.Julien, Aubers, Loos, Somme, Bazentin, Delville,
Morval, Cambrai, and Flers-Courcelette.
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<span><i><b>Where is Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial</b></i></span><span><b><i> </i></b><i>(On Google Maps)<b>: </b></i></span><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/ek11w5dadizYmPJx7" target="_blank">Mémorial Indien de Neuve-Chapelle</a>
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<span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">How to reach <span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><i><b>Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial</b></i></span>:</b><span> 3.3km (11 mins bike / 5 min drive) from </span></span></span>St.Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoue
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<a href="https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?CemeteryExact=true&Cemetery=NEUVE-CHAPELLE%20MEMORIAL&Size=100&Page=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: center;">List of Indian names engraved at Neuve-Chapelle Indian
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<b>VIEILLE-CHAPELLE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, LACOUTURE</b>
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Our next stop was the Vielle-Chapelle New Military Cemetery at LaCouture. Like
the Laventie Military Cemetery which has several unidentified graves that
brought up the number from the one given on the CWGC Website, here too the
same happened. There were more than 70 Indian War Graves at Vielle Chapelle
New Military Cemetery in La Couture of which only 27 were identified and
listed on the CWGC website.
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16 of the 27 identified soldiers here died on 23rd & 24th Nov 1914 which
was when the <b>Defence of Festubert</b> happened. It was during the Defence
of Festubert, that the shelling of the medical post happened.
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Also, another 8 of the identified soldiers in Vielle-Chapelle New Military
Cemetery died on 10th Dec 1914 which was when the Defence of Givenchy
happened.
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<span><i><b>Where is </b></i></span><span><b><i>Vielle-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, LaCouture</i></b><i><b> </b>(On Google Maps)<b>: </b></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/SZKRDfqSQTqUk6Y6A" target="_blank">Vielle Chapelle New Military Cemetery, La Couture</a></span>
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<span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">How to reach <b style="font-style: normal;"><i>Vielle-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, LaCouture</i></b>:</b><span> 5.5km (18 mins bike / 6 mins drive) from St.Vaast Post Military
Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoue</span></span></span>
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<a href="https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?Cemetery=VIEILLE-CHAPELLE+NEW+MILITARY+CEMETERY%2c+LACOUTURE&CemeteryExact=true&Size=10&WarFilter=1&ServedWithFilter=Indian&CemeteryFilter=null&Page=1&Sort=default" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: center;">List of Indian Burials in Vielle-Chapelle New Military Cemetery,
LaCouture</span></a> via CWGC
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<b>ZELOBES INDIAN CEMETERY, LACOUTURE</b>
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Our next stop was at Zelobes Indian Cemetery. Quite amusingly, like
Rue-de-Bacquerot No:1 Military Cemetery, this was also quite hidden from the
main street. This cemetery is entirely dedicated to Indian Soldiers of WWI.
There are 105 graves of the Indian Soldiers of WWI of whom 73 have been
identified.
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Of the 73 identified soldiers, 11 were martyred on 20th December 1914 which
was when the <b>Defence of Givenchy</b> happened; 9 were killed on 9th &
10th May 1915 which was when the Battles of Artois/Aubers Ridge happened; 7
died in the battlefront during the <b>Battle of Neuve Chapelle</b> on
14th-17th March 1915; 6 were martyred between 16th to 22nd May 1915 which was
when the Battle of Festurbert happened.
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you know Hindi, here's a little thing of curiosity - I found a grave of one 'Budiman Gurung' who was Rifleman and a Budhu was a follower! Budiman literally means 'Intelligent' and Budhu literally means 'Stupid'. That really made me wonder if a few (or many) of these people actually enrolled with a name that's, kind of, a pet name/nick name???</div>
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<span><i><b>Where is Zelobes Indian</b></i></span><span><b><i> Cemetery, LaCouture</i></b><i><b> </b>(On Google Maps)<b>: </b></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/SZKRDfqSQTqUk6Y6A" target="_blank">Zelobes Indian Cemetery, La Couture</a></span>
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<span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">How to reach <span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><i><b>Zelobes Indian</b></i></span><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><b><i> </i></b></span><b style="font-style: normal;"><i>Military Cemetery, LaCouture</i></b>:</b><span> 1km (10 mins walk / 3 mins bike / 1 min drive) from
Vielle-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, La Couture</span></span></span>
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<a href="https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?CemeteryExact=true&Cemetery=ZELOBES%20INDIAN%20CEMETERY,%20LACOUTURE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: center;">List of Indian Burials in Zelobes Indian Cemetery, LaCouture</span></a> via CWGC
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<b>GORRE BRITISH & INDIAN CEMETARY</b>
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My 2nd last stop of the day was at Gorre British and Indian Cemetery. The
cemetery has over 100 graves of Indian soldiers of WWI of which 77 are
identified graves. This is perhaps the most grove-like place with trees all
around and absolute quiet and peace. All the Indian War Graves in Gorre
British & Indian Cemetery are together at the back of the cemetery.
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24 of these 77 identified graves are of 24 drivers all belonging to the 7th
Mountain Battery of Royal Garrison Artillery. The 7th Mountain Battery is from
Quetta, the capital city of Balochistan in Pakistan. 22 of the 24 were from
Punjab (most from Rawalpindi) and 2 were from Kashmir. This was the first
time, I was seeing a grave of a Kashmiri Soldier of WWI. All of them were
martyred on 8th January 1915. My best assumption is a series of vehicles,
carrying British soldiers, all driven by Indian drivers, could have been
ambushed or bombed in which many died including most/all the drivers. I'm
trying to find what happened on 8th January 1915 and there are 2 possible
answers - Affairs of Cuinchy or First Battle of Artois. The most probable one
is the <b>Affairs of Cuinchy</b>. On Jan 1 & 2, a German attack captured
several British posts near Cuinchy. The British tried to recapture it but
failed. On 10th January, a bigger British attack happened with reinforcements.
My assumption is that, during the smaller trials to recapture, before Jan 10,
on Jan 8th a series of vehicles could have been blown up killing our drivers.
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Apart from these 24, there's a shoulder-to-shoulder burial of 9 soldiers of
the First World War. They were all riflemen who died between 19th to 22nd
December 1914 which was when the <b>Defence of Givenchy </b>happened.
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<span><i><b>Where is Gorre British & Indian</b></i></span><span><b><i> Cemetery </i></b><i>(On Google Maps)<b>: </b></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/SZKRDfqSQTqUk6Y6A" target="_blank">Zelobes Indian Cemetery, La Couture</a></span>
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<span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">How to reach <span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><i><b>Gorre British & Indian</b></i></span><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><b><i> Cemetery</i></b></span>:</b><span> 1km (10 mins walk / 3 mins bike / 1 min drive) from
Vielle-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, La Couture</span></span></span>
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<a href="https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?CemeteryExact=true&Cemetery=ZELOBES%20INDIAN%20CEMETERY,%20LACOUTURE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: center;">List of Indian Burials in Gorre British & Indian Cemetery</span></a> via CWGC
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY</b></div>
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The very last cemetery I visited for the day was Bethune Town Cemetery before
settling down at Le Vieux Beffroi Hotel for the night.
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Bethune Town Cemetery is, as the name suggests, a town cemetery that includes
the graves of the general public and not a Military Cemetery. There's a
section dedicated to CWGC and it has 6 graves of Indian Soldiers of WWI. Of
the 6 soldiers, 5 are in a dedicated plot. The remaining 1 is in another area
with the British Commanders. Why so? Well, because Dr. Kanwar Inderjit Singh
is one of the very few Indians who could rise to the level of a Captain in the
British Indian Army. He was a doctor and was in the Indian Medical Service
regiment. He was killed in action on 23rd Nov 1914 during the
<b>Defence of Festubert</b> when an enemy shell hit the medical post he was
working in. His comrades Major Dr. Pandit Piaraylal Atal and Asst Surgeon
Hakim Rai were also killed at the same time; however, their bodies couldn't be
recovered and their names have been engraved at Neuve Chapelle Memorial. Quite
amusingly this was the first time I came to know of the surname Singh for a
Christian.
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<span><i><b>Where is Bethune Town</b></i></span><span><b><i> Cemetery </i></b><i>(On Google Maps)<b>: </b></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/qYP3BPFwv8DoyThw6" target="_blank">Bethune Town Cemetery,</a></span>
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<span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">How to reach <b style="font-style: normal;"><i style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Bethune Town </b></i><i>Cemetery</i></b>:</b><span> 2.5km (10 mins bike / 8 min drive) from Gare Bethune Railway
Station.</span></span></span>
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<a href="https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?Cemetery=BETHUNE+TOWN+CEMETERY&CemeteryExact=true&Size=10&WarFilter=1&ServedWithFilter=Indian&CemeteryFilter=bethune+town+cemetery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: center;">List of Indian Burials in Bethune Town Cemetery</span></a> via CWGC
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<b>HOW TO VISIT THE INDIAN WAR GRAVES IN NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS REGION</b>
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Apart from a car, the best option is an e-bike. If you have an e-bike bring it
on the train to Lille or hire an e-bike at Lille. Then take it on the train to
Armentiers and start seeing the cemeteries one by one, in the same order in
which I've mentioned above. The whole route is about 50km from Gare de
Armentiers, stopping at each and every place above, and finally reaching
Bethune railway station. You can carry the bike again on the train from
Bethune to Lille to return the bike (or continue on the train if it's your own
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However, for a more efficient trip, the best option would be by car. If you
can drive, hire a car, and if you cannot or choose not to, hire a chauffeured
car tour. <b>Mr.Sylvestre of Terres de Memoires</b> (operates from Arras,
France), who took me around the Indian War Graves of Somme Region also
operates in the Battlefields of Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
<b>Ms.Genevera of Flanders Battlefield Tours</b> (operated from Ypres,
Belgium) who took me around the Indian War Graves in Belgium also operates in
the Battlefields of Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. (P.S: This time, in the
Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, a friend accompanied us and brought his car. I did
not use the services of any Battlefields Tours operators).
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<b><i>Terre de Memoires</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> official website: </b><a href="https://www.terresdememoire.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Terre de Memoires</a>
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<b><i>Terre de Memoires</i></b><b><i> e-mail: </i></b><span style="text-align: center;">contact@terresdememoire.eu</span>
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<b><i>Terre de Memoires </i></b><b style="font-style: italic;">phone number:</b> <span style="text-align: center;">+33(0) 3 22 84 23 05</span>
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<b><i>Flanders Battlefield Tours</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> official website: </b><a href="https://www.ypres-fbt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ypres FBT</a>
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<b><i>Flanders Battlefield Tours</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><b><i>e-mail: </i></b><span style="text-align: center;">info@ypres-fbt.com</span>
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<b style="font-style: italic;"><b><i>Flanders Battlefield Tours</i></b><b> </b>phone number:</b> <span style="text-align: center;">+32(0) 57 360 460</span>
</div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">On a different note, if you're in a far away country and will not be physically able to visit France to visit these cemeteries and memorials, here's a virtual tour for you.</span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/v2e8CFdPQF8?si=peCNmM384HQ2qI7K" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><b>PIN IT/BOOKMARK IT NOW AND READ LATER</b></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6HU2G0AnnbnNpwQEEVdUVfcrn8dIFOgrbmHZOouXX-o-FJesDI-tOnJI2ed1Wt0Y7rZ4b6M42KWzXT9q2ezSB2V-m4iKSneOEpE_3mXAueOLvC_oB8pXlABkWIRVuAo2w0KPbZg_C8bb1AgsjV7Cuu2GYUzI3WJh2HDeWBBxQXg0_Dca1NNtixB4SeFH/s941/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Pinterest_Pas_de_Calais_WWI_Indian_Army.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Forgotten Indian Army of First World War | Neuve Chapelle | Battle of La Bassee | Battle of Loos | Defence of Givenchy | Remembrance Tourism in Pas-de-Calais for Indians" border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="672" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6HU2G0AnnbnNpwQEEVdUVfcrn8dIFOgrbmHZOouXX-o-FJesDI-tOnJI2ed1Wt0Y7rZ4b6M42KWzXT9q2ezSB2V-m4iKSneOEpE_3mXAueOLvC_oB8pXlABkWIRVuAo2w0KPbZg_C8bb1AgsjV7Cuu2GYUzI3WJh2HDeWBBxQXg0_Dca1NNtixB4SeFH/w286-h400/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Pinterest_Pas_de_Calais_WWI_Indian_Army.jpg" width="286" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCW-QHYa5NbLZO9WoEqxEFJ-ejMJoeqZmPaERQO7aLngURI9P35SxjGF3HRc0OC5fCjN2HqfKglYBNq1BlPPLu_VJkXjSc0FxYHO5spJPrkYq_TIXGNXLc4J6RjYIT5BgfeyrdApEnIH9IqvWuY6tbWTgB-DchyrIi7DVyYslc9ZU86MsiWj5vooZsUnD/s941/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Pinterest_Pas_de_Calais_WWI_Indian_Army_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Forgotten Indian Army of First World War | Neuve Chapelle | Battle of La Bassee | Battle of Loos | Defence of Givenchy | Remembrance Tourism in Pas-de-Calais for Indians" border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="672" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCW-QHYa5NbLZO9WoEqxEFJ-ejMJoeqZmPaERQO7aLngURI9P35SxjGF3HRc0OC5fCjN2HqfKglYBNq1BlPPLu_VJkXjSc0FxYHO5spJPrkYq_TIXGNXLc4J6RjYIT5BgfeyrdApEnIH9IqvWuY6tbWTgB-DchyrIi7DVyYslc9ZU86MsiWj5vooZsUnD/w286-h400/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Pinterest_Pas_de_Calais_WWI_Indian_Army_1.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuvjMVoF34KAB9LLK78nRXYm32eEkG7dYD6MR6JfS15UL9vGMRYzKmfvsiLOfmq5ok9iO6SuDp1wZVvGt6ivN2vvcT-1kv2kI1MrpwgMwvpbLCVCATxZgJB2BD7C98qn_B-SeuWvBOGF95sB4gLCykSlC02oN5jEzVS0g99nYWQ7r9zzTTrRFcZAUVTuO/s941/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Pinterest_Pas_de_Calais_WWI_Indian_Army_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Forgotten Indian Army of First World War | Neuve Chapelle | Battle of La Bassee | Battle of Loos | Defence of Givenchy | Remembrance Tourism in Pas-de-Calais for Indians" border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="672" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuvjMVoF34KAB9LLK78nRXYm32eEkG7dYD6MR6JfS15UL9vGMRYzKmfvsiLOfmq5ok9iO6SuDp1wZVvGt6ivN2vvcT-1kv2kI1MrpwgMwvpbLCVCATxZgJB2BD7C98qn_B-SeuWvBOGF95sB4gLCykSlC02oN5jEzVS0g99nYWQ7r9zzTTrRFcZAUVTuO/w286-h400/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Pinterest_Pas_de_Calais_WWI_Indian_Army_2.jpg" width="286" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wRJwZFiXIcqJ8ruld8FrJpGkp7kg_to7PIDMvG_OxLPVzJHSxd5D4aIC5BverlpgGwtoqzTZMDnR-yS6d2cLKJkQRr3X9BWPTgqFezJ0Z6qrE_G8fO5QnEaE_fRjQkQWwHDP-Nb9SFbtqEPK_nMFMtqXwtQx5R1ooopnqQ8SJClJJpN_j-ZGiuHWyep5/s941/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Pinterest_Pas_de_Calais_WWI_Indian_Army_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Forgotten Indian Army of First World War | Neuve Chapelle | Battle of La Bassee | Battle of Loos | Defence of Givenchy | Remembrance Tourism in Pas-de-Calais for Indians" border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="672" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wRJwZFiXIcqJ8ruld8FrJpGkp7kg_to7PIDMvG_OxLPVzJHSxd5D4aIC5BverlpgGwtoqzTZMDnR-yS6d2cLKJkQRr3X9BWPTgqFezJ0Z6qrE_G8fO5QnEaE_fRjQkQWwHDP-Nb9SFbtqEPK_nMFMtqXwtQx5R1ooopnqQ8SJClJJpN_j-ZGiuHWyep5/w286-h400/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Pinterest_Pas_de_Calais_WWI_Indian_Army_3.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
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Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com7413 Rue du Bois, 62136 Richebourg, France50.5751352 2.774831822.264901363821153 -32.3814182 78.885369036178844 37.9310818tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-28440941953347982162023-10-01T01:19:00.009+05:302023-10-14T11:36:16.441+05:30Top 5 Outdoor Activities to do with Kids in & around Brussels <div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/10/outdoor-activities-kids-brussels.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<b>...THAT'S NOT A PLAYGROUND OR ANIMAL FARM</b></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2021/09/farm-animals-petting-zoos-brussels.html" target="_blank">Petting zoos/animal farms to visit in and around Brussels</a><br><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/06/best-playgrounds-in-brussels.html" target="_blank">Top 10 Best Playgrounds in Brussels</a><br><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2020/02/unusual-museums-of-brussels-belgium.html" target="_blank">Top 10 + Unusual Museums in Brussels</a></span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2020/02/unusual-museums-of-brussels-belgium.html" target="_blank"></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVi-8NQcAR8mvqsb-3WndqE8zBeKLEj6iRpEwiiujbs0Lth6bGLPaVcBSxrz3qDBjMNj8LmsWSQv5E0_6zfFQyc-mJq33InqXOyjVd4dXlyl76x0YCLvFPADcf9JUYoEQ4R0KUoepoZbDP-l-pURlP2Y1ZGOdkRByuUDCCDMAi7dY_Hmmz8Ij_CWq4aZL/s1008/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Ferme_Framboos_Strawberry_Picking_Brussels%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="426" id="strawberry" name="Ferme Framboos" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVi-8NQcAR8mvqsb-3WndqE8zBeKLEj6iRpEwiiujbs0Lth6bGLPaVcBSxrz3qDBjMNj8LmsWSQv5E0_6zfFQyc-mJq33InqXOyjVd4dXlyl76x0YCLvFPADcf9JUYoEQ4R0KUoepoZbDP-l-pURlP2Y1ZGOdkRByuUDCCDMAi7dY_Hmmz8Ij_CWq4aZL/s1008/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Ferme_Framboos_Strawberry_Picking_Brussels%20(4).jpg" width="640"></a></div><span></span></div><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/10/outdoor-activities-kids-brussels.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com0Brussels, Belgium50.8476424 4.357169622.537408563821153 -30.7990804 79.157876236178851 39.5134196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-59448131204544471272023-08-04T14:47:00.001+05:302023-08-04T17:01:29.725+05:30Top 5 Indoor activities to do in Brussels in Summer 2023 with kids<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/08/summer-indoor-activities-with-kids-brussels.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
Quite amusingly, after a very short 2-week-long Spring Season, this year's hot
summer existed for 2 weeks too, and now it's all rainy! So what to do with the
kids. Here are 5 'indoor' expos for your kids this summer 2023. Most of these
are temporary exhibitions that would wrap up by September.
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in
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It all started with <span style="text-align: left;">museumPASSmusées</span>, adding Atlantikwall Raversyde to its list. As a holder of <span style="text-align: left;">museumPASSmusées</span>,
I was looking at its website to see what they're all about to plan my visit
there, and the more I learned about it, the more it shocked me!!!</div>
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<b>WHAT IS THE ATLANTIC WALL (ATLANTIKWALL)?</b>
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To begin with, why that strange spelling? Well, Atlantikwall is the German
spelling of Atlantic Wall. The Atlantikwall was an ambitious project of the
Axis parties (led by Germany) during WWII. The idea was to build an extensive
wall from the north of Norway to the south of France along the seashore. This
wall would be guarded to observe the movement of ships & submarines in the
sea! It was an ambitious project and was never fully completed.
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span>This article first appeared in </span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/06/best-playgrounds-in-brussels.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>FREE THINGS TO DO IN BRUSSELS WITH KIDS!<br></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
Being Atyudarini's mother means, that hunting playgrounds is something I do very
much! There are several places where there's a space with a slide, a swing
set, a see-saw, etc., or an extensive, complex playground set (like a Jungle
Gym) with a series of activities. I've been to quite a few, but here are my
favorites. All of these are managed by the Bruxelles Environnement and the
respective communes. So they all are free of cost and are all open from
Sunrise to Sunset.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><blockquote>Scroll down directly to access the<a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/06/best-playgrounds-in-brussels.html#map"> map of the Top 10 Playground of Brussels</a>.</blockquote></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3BS4y2ZDfi7mc07aAiq-qKw_oSrFRQ3yBFm_sC1hrlgohfdOp67hXZsLNXFjcLQ_d8AmZfoK9rJmbD1cwDQixcaOXRnBAay4ttMr41WMKmhXu8O5AtMipS951yjZ6p30BtaCRupSW1RdFbozMEXTbkHyXHEDd2gYdqbMVojtGrAxdhkW6th45ccZL6NJ/s1008/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Halle_gate_Playground_le_Chateau_Plaine_de_Jeux%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Best playground in Brussels - Halle Gate - Porte de Hal" border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3BS4y2ZDfi7mc07aAiq-qKw_oSrFRQ3yBFm_sC1hrlgohfdOp67hXZsLNXFjcLQ_d8AmZfoK9rJmbD1cwDQixcaOXRnBAay4ttMr41WMKmhXu8O5AtMipS951yjZ6p30BtaCRupSW1RdFbozMEXTbkHyXHEDd2gYdqbMVojtGrAxdhkW6th45ccZL6NJ/s640/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Halle_gate_Playground_le_Chateau_Plaine_de_Jeux%20(3).jpg" width="640"></a> <span></span></div><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/06/best-playgrounds-in-brussels.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com9Brussels, Belgium50.8476424 4.357169622.537408563821153 -30.7990804 79.157876236178851 39.5134196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-84231974865035158592023-06-15T20:26:00.018+05:302023-07-12T23:24:26.650+05:30Top things to do in Huy & Andenne (Wallonia - Belgium)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/06/things-to-do-in-huy-andenne.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">A TRAIN RIDE ALONG THE TERRES-DE-MEUSE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
Just like how I traveled from <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2021/11/things-to-do-in-thuin-labuissiere.html" target="_blank">Charleroi to LaBuissiere by train</a>, along to
river Sambre, this time I took the <b>train & bus along the river Meuse.</b> A
portion of river Meuse, that connects Namur and Liege goes via Andenne, Huy,
and other little towns and villages. So here's all about a <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/p/places-to-see-in-belgium.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">long weekend trip from Brussels</a> along the river Meuse. This region is called Terres-de-Meuse which literally means, the 'lands of Meuse'!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>HOW TO VISIT TERRES-DE-MEUSE BY TRAIN?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to SNCB-NMBS Trains, it is super easy to explore this location by train. Take a train from Brussels to Namur; then take the train that connects Namur to Liege. This train stops at Marche-les-Dames, Nameche, Sclaigneaux, Andenne, Huy, Leman, Flemalle, etc. There's something to do near each of these railway stations! Go to <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/06/things-to-do-in-huy-andenne-belgium.html#itinerary">Huy Itinerary</a> below, for more info!</div>
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<span></span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/06/things-to-do-in-huy-andenne-belgium.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com8Huy, Belgium50.5187076 5.239582899999999422.208473763821154 -29.9166671 78.828941436178837 40.3958329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-88389012840653364042023-05-22T18:06:00.011+05:302023-05-26T18:15:01.382+05:30Airspace Indoor Skydiving Charleroi, Belgium - A Review<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/05/airspace-indoor-skydiving-charleroi-review.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<b>ONE OF THE BEST ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES TO DO IN BELGIUM WITH KIDS</b>
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<b>Celebrating my birthday at Airspace Indoor Skydiving Charleroi</b>
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Readers of my blog, know about my daughter Atyudarini. She's still too young
to do
<a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2021/06/best-skydiving-in-belgium-skydivespa.html" target="_blank">skydiving at SkydiveSpa</a>. However, whenever she sees our
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt6zu5DwM8I" target="_blank">video of skydiving</a>, she gets super excited. So I really wanted to get her started on it. So,
why not indoor skydiving?!
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<b>WHAT IS INDOOR SKYDIVING? HOW DOES INDOOR SKYDIVING WORK?</b>
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Indoor Skydiving happens inside a vertical wind tunnel. Basically, you're
standing on a mesh. From underneath the mesh, the wind blows at high speed.
There's no visible fan but the wind comes in through slots on the sides. The
speed of the wind is continuously controlled by the staff seated just beside
the tunnel who are continuously supervising the tunnel and reading the cues of
the pro-diver (instructor). There is a huge display inside the tunnel that
mentions the wind speed in km/h as well as the ambient temperature in °C,
and the time left on that particular flight.
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<span></span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/05/airspace-indoor-skydiving-charleroi-review.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com10Rue Charles Lindbergh 26, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium50.472624900000007 4.474421722.162391063821161 -30.6818283 78.782858736178852 39.6306717tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-59182468022032957172023-04-16T18:24:00.023+05:302024-03-15T19:13:49.657+05:30Tulips - Fields, Farms & Gardens in Belgium - An ultimate travel guide <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in
<a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/04/tulips-fields-farms-gardens-in-belgium.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a> </span>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Ultimate Guide to the Best Places to See Tulips in Belgium</span></b></div><div><b>...and also Cherry Blossoms, Magnolias & Daffodils in Brussels...</b></div><div><br></div></div>
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When I moved to Belgium, 'going to the Netherlands to see some Tulip fields'
was right at the top of my wishlist. However, I came to know that Belgium
itself has its own Tulip options and now, I could choose to not visit the
Netherlands to see tulips! So here's all about Tulips in Belgium.
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Before I start, <b>keep in mind</b> that this is very seasonal, going to these
places at any other time would give you a very different appearance without
the flowers... </div>
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<span></span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/04/tulips-fields-farms-gardens-in-belgium.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com9Meerdonk, 9170 Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium51.2607213 4.14599322.950487463821155 -31.010257 79.570955136178839 39.302243tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-15510515181208602062023-04-14T22:38:00.015+05:302023-05-25T09:39:47.635+05:30Top things to do in Halle, Belgium - Easy Half-day trip from Brussels<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/04/things-to-do-in-halle-day-trip-brussels.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Halle is a city in the south of Brussels in the Flemish Brabant region. With
direct trains from Brussels, it is not only one of the
<a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2020/11/things-to-do-near-brussels-flemish-brabant.html" target="_blank">best things to do in Flemish Brabant</a> but also one of the
<a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2021/02/ultimate-travel-guide-to-visit-brussels.html" target="_blank">best things to do around Brussels</a> and an easy
<a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/p/places-to-see-in-belgium.html" target="_blank">half-day trip from Brussels</a>.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Located just 20 minutes away from Brussels by fast train (or 40 mins by slow train) a trip to Halle doesn't really require pre-planning and it can be an easy, spontaneous trip from Brussels by train! You don't even have to do all of these in a single trip, multiple half-day trips are possible & easy as well! What you see here is perhaps 3-4 of my half-day trips to Halle from Brussels!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Quite amusingly, apart from the major cities like Brussels, Antwerp, etc., and University towns like Leuven, Gent, etc., a few other places like Halle, Mol, etc have a heavy expats population, esp. Indian population thanks to Colruyt, Nike, etc!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>TOP THINGS TO DO IN HALLE</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><b>...apart from Hallerbos Bluebells festival...</b></span></div>
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Halle and Hallerbos go hand in hand. The best thing to do in Halle is, of
course, to visit Hallerbos, a blue-bell forest, right on time, in April, when
the whole forest looks like there's a purple carpet laid on it. It is such a
magical thing! It is unbelievable. Here's all about Hallerbos Bluebells forest
in another article.
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<b style="font-style: italic;">Click to read my dedicated article on </b><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2018/05/hallerbos-hyacinten-halle-blue-forest.html" target="_blank">all you need to know about Hallerbos</a>
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<span></span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/04/things-to-do-in-halle-day-trip-brussels.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com9Halle, Belgium50.7381601 4.233705328.619603851955361 -30.9225447 72.856716348044642 39.3899553tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-26534776458482395972023-04-04T08:47:00.003+05:302023-04-16T20:40:35.719+05:30Ladakh: The Land of High Passes<div style="text-align: justify;">Known as the 'Land of High Passes', Ladakh is one of the top destinations in India that I want to visit. Located in the northernmost part of India, Ladakh is known for its mesmerizing landscapes, serene monasteries, and thrilling adventure activities. Read on to know more about the <a href="https://www.thrillophilia.com/leh-ladakh-tour" target="_blank">Ladakh tour package</a> and Chadar Trek.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHZzpekVky6xIzti8vcDqnwDNk0pzN0GDWHel1wTQv4du07cwMyEWnBd6CX4raNVVKR9wS_J2bPkr0s89jtN6Lt90XomjVwAKC1DaiLo8mJr_D7kpUDU5I3JYntAobbboJgIbRreiumiNSJ09TArZb7zXNx__EBbkjk3X8fjP6k4ASlRGlXD4RZaL9w/s1008/Frozen_Zanskar_and_Indus_at_Nimo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHZzpekVky6xIzti8vcDqnwDNk0pzN0GDWHel1wTQv4du07cwMyEWnBd6CX4raNVVKR9wS_J2bPkr0s89jtN6Lt90XomjVwAKC1DaiLo8mJr_D7kpUDU5I3JYntAobbboJgIbRreiumiNSJ09TArZb7zXNx__EBbkjk3X8fjP6k4ASlRGlXD4RZaL9w/s320/Frozen_Zanskar_and_Indus_at_Nimo.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LentVx53dQtL_Nyg5Jk6Oop1Ngh0H-7UceNRGVUH6wiJTwSgj-0TbxVz6phNN8iv7jrTpn5IiKlmQlkVGd7e9DvUpHwqQJ1a3nyfm-Zpqk4z_sz0u5KQIVNKj8ghG115X93f5oRB_ciZt2LzAXpa1V8hCZzJ4pf5kGhZbou3vT1f0zzSx96p2sA3eQ/s1008/Pangong_lake_-_Ladakh.jpg" style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LentVx53dQtL_Nyg5Jk6Oop1Ngh0H-7UceNRGVUH6wiJTwSgj-0TbxVz6phNN8iv7jrTpn5IiKlmQlkVGd7e9DvUpHwqQJ1a3nyfm-Zpqk4z_sz0u5KQIVNKj8ghG115X93f5oRB_ciZt2LzAXpa1V8hCZzJ4pf5kGhZbou3vT1f0zzSx96p2sA3eQ/w640-h426/Pangong_lake_-_Ladakh.jpg" width="640"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Pic Credit: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pangong_lake_-_Ladakh.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eatcha</a>, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons</span></div><span></span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/04/ladakh-chadar-trek.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com1Ladakh34.2268475 77.56194195.9166136638211526 42.405691899999994 62.537081336178844 112.7181919tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-2865060150641051522023-03-21T11:06:00.039+05:302023-05-12T16:48:08.536+05:30Grimbergen Beer & more - Half day trip from Brussels<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/03/grimbergen-beer-day-trip-brussels.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>HALF-DAY TRIP FROM BRUSSELS BY BUS</b></div>
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Just like <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/03/chimay-belgium-travel-guide.html" target="_blank">Chimay Beer</a> and <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2019/01/maison-leffe-grotte-merveilleuse-dinant.html" target="_blank">Leffe Beer</a>, Grimbergen beer is also well known in
Belgium and it is also an Abbey beer that was initially brewed by monks in an
abbey! Grimbergen is perhaps the closest Abbey beer town to Brussels
(Cantillon Brewery within Brussels is not an Abbey beer). Reachable by DeLijn
bus from Brussels in about 30 mins, Grimbergen is an easy half-day trip from
Brussels though you can easily spend an entire day as well.
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<b>Also Read: </b><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2020/11/things-to-do-near-brussels-flemish-brabant.html" target="_blank">Half-Day trips from Brussels</a> - Things to do in Flemish
Brabant
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I visited Grimbergen on 2 different half-day trips from Brussels. Once just to
visit MOT and another to visit Prinsenbos, Castle, & Grimbergen Abbey.
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<b>ONE OF THE PICTURESQUE CASTLES IN BELGIUM</b>
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<b>Castles in Belgium: </b>Belgium is one of the countries is the highest
number of castles density! While there may be more castles in many other
countries incl. Germany or France, given the size of Belgium, the number of
castles in Belgium is just too many! There are more than 10 <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2021/04/fairytale-castles-brussels-flemish-brabant.html" target="_blank">castles near Brussels</a> itself! If you go on a simple, 20-25km long node-to-node bike ride
anywhere in Belgium, you'll definitely come across more than 2 castles, at
least!!!
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<span></span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/03/chateau-lavaux-sainte-anne-castle-belgium.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com10Rue du Château 8, 5580 Rochefort, Belgium50.115868 5.09250121.805634163821153 -30.063749 78.426101836178844 40.248751tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-16396998084403589452023-03-10T15:56:00.019+05:302023-04-16T20:41:10.633+05:30Chimay - Beer, Cheese, Birds & more! (Wallonia - Belgium) <div style="text-align: center;">
<b>ULTIMATE TRAVEL GUIDE TO VISIT CHIMAY</b>
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<b>ON A WEEKEND TRIP OR A DAY TRIP FROM BRUSSELS WITHOUT A CAR!</b>
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Chimay is a name you see often in all the grocery stores in Belgium - there's
Chimay beer and Chimay cheese! I've been wanting to visit Chimay forever and
finally, one fine day finally, I managed to visit Chimay.
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Chimay is one of the best places to visit on a day trip from Brussels or, more
ideally, a weekend trip from Brussels. Read on, for all that you need to know
about Chimay before planning your own trip - places to visit in Chimay, all about Chimay Beers, all about
Chimay Cheeses, the best time to visit Chimay, the best hotels in Chimay, and
more!
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<b>MEMORIAL TOURISM IN FRANCE FOR INDIANS <br>Visiting the graves of the forgotten Indian Soldiers of the First World War in Somme, France<br></b>
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You may have already read my article on the <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2018/09/indians-ypres-first-world-war.html#ypresbelgium" target="_blank">Indian War Graves in Belgium</a>.
After visiting all the Indian War graves & memorials in Belgium, I
decided to head to France... </div><div style="text-align: justify;">I already had a plan for a <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/02/things-to-do-amiens-attractions-france.html" target="_blank">weekend trip to Amiens</a>. Then I looked into the CWGC map to check the cemeteries with Indian
War Graves in the region and there were so so so many! Finally, I ended up
extending my trip by one more day and dedicated a day to visiting as many
cemeteries and graves as possible within that 1 day. However, I reached
Amiens by 12:30PM, and being winter, by 5:30PM it was dark! In the 5 hours (half-day),
I managed to visit 7 cemeteries and 1 memorial.
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The primary reason why I wanted to visit Amiens was to see Amiens Cathedral -
Notre Dame Cathedral of Amiens, which is one of the UNESCO World Heritage
Sites in France. Located halfway between Lille & Paris, and well connected
by train from both cities, I honestly don't know why I took so long to visit
Amiens! Not only Notre Dame Cathedral of Amiens, but also Amiens Belfry is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site. With 2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a bunch of
other things to do in Amiens, I planned my 3-day trip to Amiens from Brussels,
by train.
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Amiens Cathedral was one of the largest Gothic churches in the 13th C CE and
an excellent example of high Gothic architecture. Amiens Cathedral is still
the largest Cathedral in France at 200,000 m<sup>3</sup> which is more
than twice of Notre Dame Paris! It also has the highest nave at 42.3m!
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<span></span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/02/unesco-amiens-cathedral-belfry.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com1130 Place Notre Dame, 80000 Amiens, France49.8946252 2.302048121.584391363821155 -32.8542019 78.204859036178846 37.4582981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-69436674073231572722023-02-04T04:22:00.007+05:302023-04-16T20:46:07.787+05:30Top 10 Things to do in Amiens - Cathedral, Jules Verne, Picardy Museum & more.<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in
<a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/02/things-to-do-amiens-attractions-france.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">ULTIMATE TRAVEL GUIDE TO VISIT AMIENS </span></b>
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<b>AN EASY WEEKEND & DAY TRIP FROM PARIS</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>TO SEE THE TOP AMIENS
ATTRACTIONS</b>
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<b id="cathedral" name="Cathedral">1. AMIENS CATHEDRAL - NOTRE DAME D'AMIENS CATHEDRALE - UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN FRANCE</b>
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The primary reason, I wanted to visit Amiens was to see Amiens Cathedral which
is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France. It was one of the largest
Gothic churches in the 13th C CE and an excellent example of high Gothic
architecture. Amiens Cathedral is still the largest Cathedral in France
at 200,000 m<sup>3</sup> which is more than twice of Notre Dame Paris! It
also has the highest nave at 42.3m! Honestly, I can't write all about the Cathedral and all other Amiens Attractions in the same article, it would be too extensive. Read my other article on <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/02/unesco-amiens-cathedral-belfry.html#cathedral" target="_blank">all about Amiens Cathedral</a>.</div>
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<div><b style="font-style: italic;">All about Amiens Cathedral, tours, tickets, timings: </b><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/02/unesco-amiens-cathedral-belfry.html#cathedral" target="_blank">Click here for all about Amiens Cathedral</a>.</div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWiz1hYvmgEshYCzIvVzxrXnjQHWgpGqAD9ahxzQY6jxsfdaJabiBY-crNamff8Kmy3W1yHNrdn0Q9br5wFmeh_pfCXxRhPdaKwvBBI_469bsQ2c79MO7P-NJpIH63HsXsWQ3ls2hJAQOJ-9WYxWb-5qE-3FvIYpY4suABVRSqxsunxdWWTeUFELYHQ/s1008/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Amiens_Museum_Picardy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Museum of Picardy | Top things to do in Amiens" border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWiz1hYvmgEshYCzIvVzxrXnjQHWgpGqAD9ahxzQY6jxsfdaJabiBY-crNamff8Kmy3W1yHNrdn0Q9br5wFmeh_pfCXxRhPdaKwvBBI_469bsQ2c79MO7P-NJpIH63HsXsWQ3ls2hJAQOJ-9WYxWb-5qE-3FvIYpY4suABVRSqxsunxdWWTeUFELYHQ/w640-h426/Bhushavali_Travelogue_Amiens_Museum_Picardy.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Posing with the sculptures in Picardy Museum (</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Musée </span><span style="text-align: justify;">de Picardie)</span></span></div><span></span></div><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/02/things-to-do-amiens-attractions-france.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com9Amiens, France49.894067 2.29575321.583833163821154 -32.860497 78.204300836178845 37.452003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-35558880561960859732023-01-20T14:34:00.017+05:302023-04-16T20:47:13.693+05:30A weekend at Lake Maggiore - Travel Guide (Piemonte - Italy)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span>This article first appeared in </span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2023/01/lake-maggiore-travel-guide.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">BEST WEEKEND TRIP FROM MILAN</span></b>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>ALL ABOUT LAKE MAGGIORE</b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>LAKE MAGGIORE vs LAKE COMO</b></div>
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Should you visit Lake Como or Lake Maggiore? Is there an alternative to Lake
Como? Well, everyone who knows about Italy, knows of Lake Como. Hollywood
celebrities have their villas here! But here's an equally gorgeous place
that's not as expensive, as touristy, as crowded as Lake Como - presenting
Lake Maggiore. Literally, Lake Maggiore is just 50km away from Lake Como as
the crow flies, is in a similar shape, and is actually larger in size! The
icing on the cake is that there are islands in Lake Maggiore, not only buzzing
with activity but also home to monuments that can be visited (there's just 1
almost uninhabited island in Lake Como). Furthermore, the lake falls across
the border between Italy & Switzerland! So, if you're planning to visit
Lake Como, here's a better idea, visit Lake Maggiore!
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">ULTIMATE TRAVEL GUIDE TO VISIT VERCELLI</span></b>
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<b>AN EASY DAY TRIP FROM MILAN OR TURIN</b>
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After spending 2 days in Turin, my next stop in the Piemonte region was
Vercelli, the land of rice! While I spent only one day in Vercelli, I did stay
there overnight to go to Lake Maggiore the next morning. Here's all that you
need to know about Vercelli - things to do in Vercelli, places to visit in
Vercelli, museums, churches, timings, tickets & more!<br>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2022/12/ultimate-travel-guide-to-visit-turin.html" target="_blank">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span>
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Italy is either charming Rome or the countryside of Florence or fashion of
Milan or the beaches of Naples & Amalfi or the canals of Venice. Turin is
not really on the primary tourist radar of Italy, but there are so many things
to do in Turin, that a weekend isn't enough! Turin is the quiet yet amazing
one in Italy! I was in Turin for 2 days and how I wish I had more time!!!</div>
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<div><b id="name" name="Name">TURIN OR TORINO?</b></div>
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The local language of Turin is Italian, so the name of the city in its own
language is Torino! Its anglicized name is Turin!
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<b id="famous" name="Famous">WHAT IS TURIN FAMOUS FOR? </b><b>TURIN'S GOLDEN AGE FOR ART & ARCHITECTURE. </b></div>
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Turin gained importance after 1553 when duke <b>Emanuele Filiberto</b> of the
House of Savoy ascended the throne. In 1557 CE, duke Emanuele
Filiberto led the Spanish invasion of northern France and beat the French Army
at Saint Quintin. He was the one who moved the political capital from Chambéry
to Turin. He was also the one who brought the Turin Shroud here! A bit later,
in 1714-1734, under architect <b>Filippo Juvarra</b>, who was brought to
Turin by duke Victor Amadeus II of the House of Savoy, most of the
masterpieces of the era were built incl. Palazzo Madama, Basilica Superga,
Palace of Stupinigi, and many of the churches here. Much much later, Turin
gained prominence after hosting the Winter Olympics in 2006!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.patreon.com/bhushavali" target="_blank">Like my blog? SUPPORT ME via Patreon! It costs less than a cuppa coffee</a></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwxWch7Bf-sSQlvm2kMu9-n7O03A3OacvMezmPOhylOXD-XvFK7JR92p5g7eTjjjTpJr5GH8Jc-slqZkD6ZBeNpJhEiP8uRkcOxUox_NOogPqeq8KniIKeADyT8FgIzfdaM8O5G--8FXxlAEHLtdkgKMtXgxRuCXqrOqVjisHMvcTJ8QB4tPWEiwaQA/s1008/Bhushavali_My_Travelogue_Porta_Palatina_Roman_Gate_Turin%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Roman Gates of Turin Porta Palatina Augusta Taurinorum" border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwxWch7Bf-sSQlvm2kMu9-n7O03A3OacvMezmPOhylOXD-XvFK7JR92p5g7eTjjjTpJr5GH8Jc-slqZkD6ZBeNpJhEiP8uRkcOxUox_NOogPqeq8KniIKeADyT8FgIzfdaM8O5G--8FXxlAEHLtdkgKMtXgxRuCXqrOqVjisHMvcTJ8QB4tPWEiwaQA/w640-h426/Bhushavali_My_Travelogue_Porta_Palatina_Roman_Gate_Turin%20(2).jpg" width="640"></a></div><span></span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2022/12/ultimate-travel-guide-to-visit-turin.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com9Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy45.0703393 7.68686416.760105463821155 -27.469386 73.380573136178839 42.843114tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832213403581575019.post-9381330028487098792022-12-16T16:49:00.014+05:302023-04-16T20:48:47.378+05:30Virtual tour of Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in Turin, Italy - UNESCO World Heritage Site<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2022/12/residences-royal-house-savoy-unesco-piemonte.html" target="">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>A trip to Turin to visit one of the</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><b>UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN PIEDMONT</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUftDD7bBy22GZZ9XeZfQt75c5NrFKLKM-jItJ7PtBuL2x9qN1c87dgIyFJXnVZV2DJ1HYM50ZLhOUU_H4BH7Pl_3yK9aKLoFXdMy7ekFEv8q_h55AnQHfVoGZ-V-yny54_FinS0TtKCuImkmIcidUnsSJfcQN5V-GMPfURizaRUiUEZoLMC224ADYA/s1008/Bhushavali_Piemonte_UNESCO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUftDD7bBy22GZZ9XeZfQt75c5NrFKLKM-jItJ7PtBuL2x9qN1c87dgIyFJXnVZV2DJ1HYM50ZLhOUU_H4BH7Pl_3yK9aKLoFXdMy7ekFEv8q_h55AnQHfVoGZ-V-yny54_FinS0TtKCuImkmIcidUnsSJfcQN5V-GMPfURizaRUiUEZoLMC224ADYA/s320/Bhushavali_Piemonte_UNESCO.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
When I got the chance to visit Turin in Italy there were 2 major things that I
didn't want to miss - the Turin Shroud and the Residences of the Royal House
of Savoy which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was later that I came to
know that the Church in which the Turin Shroud is kept, is a part of the
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy! Read on for all about the Residences
of the Royal House of Savoy which is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites
and one of the top places to visit in Turin.
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article first appeared in <a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2022/12/turin-vegetarian-best-places-to-eat.html">My Travelogue by Bhushavali</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">ULTIMATE VEGETARIAN FOOD GUIDE IN TORINO/TURIN</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_7VZYcXAx4VYy0Dt9tbZ6QHi_DXxvHSdT4PvnSa35xD2P6Fk_Sjf_ViYUjrV6hSE2IxAl14AUb-tvlAJL1z8yfTt4UJh-zKEnX-TkcroJEyT0PdbpcHwcLqJfmIf-h6mZzb0prIbfI6g7Oxp5yACop7tTNy9pIxLB-I7vmgpVnRCy6OfTMbXGBJtaA/s1008/Travelogue_Bhushavali_Vegetarian_Eat_Torino_Turin%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_7VZYcXAx4VYy0Dt9tbZ6QHi_DXxvHSdT4PvnSa35xD2P6Fk_Sjf_ViYUjrV6hSE2IxAl14AUb-tvlAJL1z8yfTt4UJh-zKEnX-TkcroJEyT0PdbpcHwcLqJfmIf-h6mZzb0prIbfI6g7Oxp5yACop7tTNy9pIxLB-I7vmgpVnRCy6OfTMbXGBJtaA/s320/Travelogue_Bhushavali_Vegetarian_Eat_Torino_Turin%20(3).jpg" width="320"></a></div><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
Here's a strange thing. I'm an Indian & I'm a foodie. I love eating
& trying different dishes. I love Indian spices! That said, I am an
Indian vegetarian which means Vegan + Dairy, in other words,
<b>Lacto-Vegetarian</b>! If you look into the inflight menu of flights that fly in
& out of India, there would be an option called Hindu Meal. It is the
same thing. Vegan + Dairy is the <b>traditional Indian vegetarian diet</b>!
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This is a strange combination for others to understand. In European
countries, 'vegetarian' always includes eggs and in some countries (like
Belgium) it also includes fish
<i>(yes, the hospital served me salmon for lunch a day after I gave birth to
Atyudarini and when I questioned, they said that it isn't meat!).</i> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>TRYING LOCAL DISHES IN EUROPEAN CITIES & TOWNS</b></div>
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Most local cuisines & must-try dishes in European towns definitely
aren't vegetarian. Living in Belgium, none of the specialty dishes here are
vegetarian-friendly - waffles have eggs; fries are fried in animal fat; and
mussels are well... mussels! Even though I'm a foodie, I never go on a 'food
walk' anywhere because of my diet restrictions, unlike in India where I try
all local dishes wherever I go because more often than not, they are
vegetarian!</div>
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<b>UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy</b>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>SACRI MONTI OF PIEDMONT & LOMBARDY</b></span>
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When I recently visited Lake Maggiore in Piemonte (Piedmont) in Italy, I
made sure to take a short detour to visit Sacri Monti of Ghiffa, one of the
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy. Here's all about the history of Sacri
Monti of Piedmont & Lombardy, the architecture & chapels of Sacro
Monte of Ghiffa, how to reach Sacro Monte of Ghiffa, & more.
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Here's your ultimate guide to visit Sacri Monti of Ghiffa, one of the
<b>top things to do at Lake Maggiore</b> and one of the
<b>most important Christian Pilgrimage Sites in Piedmont</b>.
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A trip to visit CHARTRES CATHEDRAL </span></b>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES in FRANCE & more!</span></b>
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Thanks to Chartres Cathedral being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, I've been
considering visiting Chartes for quite some time now. Chartres is located very
close to Paris and I've been considering a day trip to Chartres from Brussels,
however, that seemed a bit too hectic without a car. While pondering about it,
I also came to know of this fantastic light show at Chartres which made an
overnight stay in Chartres, a much more sensible option. So, that's what I
did. Here's all about my weekend trip to Chartres from Brussels.
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>ULTIMATE TRAVEL GUIDE TO VISIT LEIDEN IN ONE DAY</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>to see the Byblos Exhibition at Rijksmuseum van Oudheden & then, much more!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3eLGjfm5scR2TzwgTXo60MrrkEgIwTlgfLPM4cj5ae5SCI2ss6_XKaWAt95RRKCaHHruB5cn6t_oXZD7y0IwwMzIcX-E4EIlpCbbDk_5Vw2RKuiGfC0rDbYkaBjJhuz_DvdtXpXAbst3SHju2NScUAHR55grkSIQMmfv9jJfQo5Hm3rJDb3WLVE9ew/s844/bhushavali_Travelogue_Leiden_Day_Trip_share.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="844" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3eLGjfm5scR2TzwgTXo60MrrkEgIwTlgfLPM4cj5ae5SCI2ss6_XKaWAt95RRKCaHHruB5cn6t_oXZD7y0IwwMzIcX-E4EIlpCbbDk_5Vw2RKuiGfC0rDbYkaBjJhuz_DvdtXpXAbst3SHju2NScUAHR55grkSIQMmfv9jJfQo5Hm3rJDb3WLVE9ew/s320/bhushavali_Travelogue_Leiden_Day_Trip_share.jpg" width="320"></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
I first heard of Leiden thanks to
<a href="https://twitter.com/tskrishnan/status/1236111399815761926" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leiden Copper Plates</a> (<i>detailed explanation on a Twitter thread</i>). When I came to
know that Leiden can be easily reached from Brussels by train, I thought, why
not? So here's my <b>day trip to Leiden from Brussels </b>just in time to visit the <b><i>Byblos exhibition </i></b><span style="text-align: left;">at Rijksmuseum van Oudheden </span>there. However, I did miss too
much, so when you plan, ideally go on a <b>weekend trip to Leiden</b>, a town with a youthful vibe, thanks to Leiden University. So, read on, to know how I spent my <i>rainy </i>day in Leiden.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqESUrsOWi3CGMi74Ap_8GRRtHGRGhxMJlTo1N3rIzlSD93qN1_HNb6yslwZgWe68z9Bdctp-M6-6WkQ0nMJRP20hAYsNRTlhDyy-kqNF6gEOkxMR58um_H8K9qME1fAZ33tS0oxdjHnc1KNSTNwj17p3hdwnBoCXAENWhid2h1ZplXBjnCM13A8ypuw/s844/bhushavali_Travelogue_Leiden_Day_Trip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Leiden Day Trip Travel Guide" border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="844" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqESUrsOWi3CGMi74Ap_8GRRtHGRGhxMJlTo1N3rIzlSD93qN1_HNb6yslwZgWe68z9Bdctp-M6-6WkQ0nMJRP20hAYsNRTlhDyy-kqNF6gEOkxMR58um_H8K9qME1fAZ33tS0oxdjHnc1KNSTNwj17p3hdwnBoCXAENWhid2h1ZplXBjnCM13A8ypuw/w640-h426/bhushavali_Travelogue_Leiden_Day_Trip.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Pic Credits: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bbtindarte/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bebete Indarte</a> found me on the streets of Leiden and asked to click my photos!</span></div><span></span><a href="https://travel.bhushavali.com/2022/11/day-trip-to-leiden.html#more">Read more »</a>Bhushavalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558027745101085778noreply@blogger.com8Rapenburg 28, 2311 EW Leiden, Netherlands52.1584668 4.485897823.848232963821154 -30.6703522 80.468700636178852 39.642147800000004