Monday 22April - Poppies and Last Post at Ypres

It was a day of remembrance and learning more about WW1. We caught the train both ways to Ypres which made it a long day, but definitely worth the effort. We passed through flat Belgian fields where graves marked so many lives lost. The Flanders Field Museum was quite an experience but didn’t have much to say about Australia’s involvement.

That was remedied at the Menin gate, where the names of over 56,000 people lost in war are recorded even though their bodies haven’t been found. The Last Post is played every night at 8:00pm sharp. A somber and reverent reminder.

On a lighter note, burgers and ice cream had to replace donuts on the indulgence list as David’s favorite donut shop was closed.