We departed early and made a pit stop at the Sacré Cœur, which was beyond beautiful. After clambering up the many steps whilst being attacked and harassed by souvenir sellers, we finally made it to the top and the sight was truly breathtaking.
The inside of the Sacré Cœur matched the outside; it was also very beautiful. Even though it appeared a tad commercialised, it was lovely to walk around and enjoy the peace.
We then did a tad of shopping along a street near the Sacré Cœur, which included various souvenir and chocolate shops. After this we soon departed for Belgium and waved goodbye to Paris.
Once again the drive was tiring and long, but I was kept entertained through singing (it turns out that French radio stations are pretty good).
Before we arrived at Ypres we made a quick pit stop at Oostaverne wood cemetery on the outskirts of Ypres; a cemetery which holds the grave of my Great Uncle. I had visited the cemetery previously, but was given the opportunity to visit again. Once again I was moved and got a tad emotional when visiting, but felt privileged to visit again!
The night involved checking into the hostel, having dinner and of course hitting up the legendary chocolate shops! But, in addition to this, me and my friend were given the opportunity to lay a reef at the menin gate memorial. Of course, we were honoured and took part in the ceremony, which was, to say the least, nerve raking.
After the ceremony a large group of us went out in the town and spent the majority of the night in a very small bar, nevertheless it was rather enjoyable.
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