Spent the day in Iepers (Ypres) and, in particular, several hours in the Flanders Fields museum that is housed in a building on the Grote Market.
This church, which also houses the town's information center, shows signs of being badly shelled during the three battles from 1915-1918 that took place in and around this northernmost town in the great trench line that held off the Germans from their goal of taking Paris.
After experiencing this very effective use of multimedia - including LOUD explosions and wall-sized video and multi-image (slide) presentations, it was nice to trade the enclosed, dark spaces for a bit of calm and bright walking along a canal to visit several graves. The pictures below show the final resting place of Brits, Canadians, Maoris and Scots, although as recently as four years ago other bodies have been discovered during building and expansion phases around town.
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