Private tour in Bruges Wendy D
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Hello! I’m Wendy, a born and raised Belgian who loves her county! I grew up in a small farmers town in the middle of Flanders. When I was 18, I went to Ghent to study and fell in love with the city. Even though I was first a teacher, it was the love for my country and its heritage that made me change my life completely. I studied art history at the University of Ghent. There I was always more interested in the forgotten and less known stories, so I decided to become a guide. I completed multiple guide courses (yes, I love to study) and it became my job since 2021. Bringing a unique and authentic travel experience, I use storytelling to bring the history to life and since 2025 I teach culture, heritage and storytelling to the future guides in Bruges, Ypres and Ostend. And don’t worry, my tours are NOT a lecture on dates and names. I now live in the coastal town of Raversijde (Ostend), just a few minutes walk from the North Sea. So let me show you around in my lovely country! If you want to see the highlights in cities like Bruges, Ghent, Ypres (WWI), I’m there for you! But why don’t you let me surprise you with the hidden gems in those cities? Or go off the beaten track and discover the medieval town of Dendermonde, coastal cities like Nieuwpoort and Ostend, a museum about a former Romain fortress in Oudenburg… Belgium has been the battlefield of Europe many times in history. There are a lot of memorials, trenches and cemeteries in the Flanders Fields region. Missing soldiers of the First World War are still being discovered till this day… so let us remember them with a personalized tour. Or combine the Belgian Trench of Death (WWI) with the Atlantic Wall in Raversijde (WWII). And don’t forget our Belgian delicacies! On a food tour, you can enjoy the Belgian fries and waffles, drink our rewarded beers, let the chocolates melt in your mouth or even try the more regional treats like jenever, kletskoppen, mustard, cheese, cuberdons… Contact me without obligation if you would like me to make you an even more personalized tour or multiple daytrips off the beaten track. I can speak Flemish (Dutch), English and French. Most of my tours start in Ghent or Bruges, but the pickup location is negotiable. My studies: Professional Bachelor: teaching Mathematics and Science (Arteveldehogeschool, Ghent) Master of Arts: Art History (University of Ghent, Ghent) Cityguide Bruges (CVO Miras, Bruges) Regional Guide West-Flanders (Syntra West, Ypres)
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Arriving in the Ypres Salient and Flanders Fields, we see the picturesque landscape of today. On a closer look, we see that ponds are actually man made during the minebattles and half sunken structures were once bunkers. Passing by the memorials, we learn more about different battles: the attacks on Ypres, the battle of Passchendaele, poison gas attacks, the flooding of the river IJzer… The human toll of the First World War is visible at the many cemeteries lying next to the roads. This tour is not just battlefield-talk, I have a very visible style to bring the daily and cultural life during the Great War to life. I’ll tell personal stories of soldiers, refugees and citizens in the occupied territories.
- I pick you up at your hotel (Ghent or Bruges) around 9am* and around 18h* you will be back at your hotel. - We visit the Passchendaele Memorial Museum** Famous sites: Tyne Cot cemetery, Hill 60, Hooghe Crater, Brooding Soldier… *Other timings and cities as pickup/dropoff can be discussed. **When the museum is closed, we visit another, equal important one. Extra options: - Personalize the sites - Stay longer in Ypres to witness the Last Post ceremony. Every evening at 20h, we remember the lost soldiers of the Great War… and at the same time we send a message of peace to the world, hoping one day everybody will know peace. (+ 100€pp, including some tapas and drinks as dinner, arrival at your hotel is around 21h30). - 50€p.p. for lunch and treaties.
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