Originally Posted by
jefnvk
Not particularly, at least in the realm of "what am I going to spend limited vacation time on". Just not something I am interested in. Farmers finding UXO is pretty much old news to me, I regularly listen to the BBC, it seems some urban center being evacuated because of such is at least a once a month occurrence. TBH, it is about as interesting as a construction crew hitting a water main.
As I'm looking ahead to Germany next year (non biking trip), war sites (beyond maybe the Berlin Wall) are pretty much off my radar. The Nordschliefe and Templehof airport turned park are far more interesting ways to waste time, to me, than spending my day looking at buildings that once had military significance.
Every country and culture has a history, and that sadly includes wars. I lived in Germany for several years and only went to one "war" site, Dachau, which in some ways was pointless since everyone knows the story. I'm interested in architecture and history, so buildings and museums are a part of holiday pleasure, whereas spending hours burning by a beach is not. Probably if you are French, English or German, the WW1 sites would be interesting too, beccause it is very much part of their history and had a profound effect on their culture. A plus is the sites are in good cycling territory, though Verdun is a bit too hilly for our intrepid OP
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I've visited Bruges and passed by it several times, but the last few times didn't bother with the historic bit. As with so many places on the planet it's become a theme park so you might as well go to Disneyworld.