On Friday morning, we took a bus to Dover where the famous White Cliffs of Dover are. Unfortunately we weren't in a good place to take pictures. I slept on the way there and I had my headphones in. As soon as we entered Dover, "Clocks" by Pink Floyd played on my iPod and if you've ever heard it, the song starts off with a very loud alarm clock so it was the perfect wake up call. Anyway, we took a ferry to Calais, France. The ferry was pretty cool: it had a restaurant, a coffee shop, and even a beauty store with perfumes and makeup. It took about an hour. It amazes me how many different types of transportations there are in Europe and how easy it is to travel through so many countries. Once we landed, we took the bus to Ieper, Belgium. Just a quick history lesson on Ieper... During WWI, it was the closest town to the battle front and trenches. It was completely demolished. By the end of the war, only the foundations of the buildings survived. Everything in Ieper is a replica of what the buildings looked like. The Cathedral looking building behind me in the above pictures is (or was) the largest Medieval building that was not a church or religious sanctuary. It was used for the market.
We spent the first part of the day just wandering around, eating Belgium waffles, and enjoying the 60 degree weather, which is EXTREMELY rare for Belgium. If you remember anything about WWI movies or history lessons, it was constantly raining. Men actually drowned in mud. So we were really lucky to have such beautiful weather.
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