We took the train to Ypres. We had planned to stay to see the Menin gate rememberance ceremony at sunset, but we were foiled by the weather and a train strike.
We had traditional Flemming food for lunch (or as traditional as you get in a tourist trap for the elderly). Then the Flanders Fields museum which was just sad.
I'm not against slightly harrowing, thought provoking experiences. I had the greatest respect and reverence for the Holocaust memorial in Berlin and the House of Terror.
The Flanders Fields museum show photographs of the dead either after collecting them from the battlefield or on the battlefield in situ.
One was fully frontally nude.
I understand that the photos exist but I don't think they should be displayed like that. It felt so disrespectful and voyeuristic.
We followed a guide book tour to the military cemetery and Menin gate. We also visited the cathedral.
All in all a depressing and sombre visit.
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