ravrsijde Museum Complex.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:41 pm
http://paranoid25000.spaces.live.com/ph ... 21161!561/
http://atlantikwall.net/museums_be_open ... ikwall.htm
Just outside Ostende, bunkers from WW1 and WW2 fully restored to Museum standards , guns in situ , dressed mannequins , fully equipted.
I only visited the WW2 complex which is backed up by an advanced aduio commentery on what you see.
En route the whole complex is explained from point of construction to the German withdrawl in 1944.
Much of the walking is through brick built tunnels through the sand dunes , many of which have yet to be re openned.
Allow about 3 hours plus , longer if you ant to do the WW1 section , well worth seeing.
Ostende is surrounded by bunkers , killing a day here - no problem.
The links above provide some photocverage to the complex - my scanner is US at the moment so I can't upload 35mm photos to it.
http://atlantikwall.net/museums_be_open ... ikwall.htm
Just outside Ostende, bunkers from WW1 and WW2 fully restored to Museum standards , guns in situ , dressed mannequins , fully equipted.
I only visited the WW2 complex which is backed up by an advanced aduio commentery on what you see.
En route the whole complex is explained from point of construction to the German withdrawl in 1944.
Much of the walking is through brick built tunnels through the sand dunes , many of which have yet to be re openned.
Allow about 3 hours plus , longer if you ant to do the WW1 section , well worth seeing.
Ostende is surrounded by bunkers , killing a day here - no problem.
The links above provide some photocverage to the complex - my scanner is US at the moment so I can't upload 35mm photos to it.