Today we went to "Har Herzl", a famous Israeli cemetery. We walked around and saw the graves of political figures and war heroes, but it wasn't until we got to the military graves that everything really hit me. Everyone in Israel has to serve for 3 years after they turn 18, so there were plenty of graves marking 18, 19, and 20 year olds. It was a little hard to think about, considering how many graves there were, but we got through it. The soldiers were pretty visibly shaken, but they seemed to be doing alright by lunch time.
On a positive note, it was a really awesome looking graveyard - lots of great floral decorations and interesting architecture.
Anyways, from there we went to Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust Museum.
Side Note - This was NOT a happy day.
walking around the museum, seeing everything they had, it was a little, well, alot overwhelming. There was just so much to see, so many testimonials, I wish we'd had more than 2 hours. Maybe someday I'll get a chance to go back, or I could just go to the one in DC.
better yet, no more museums for a while.
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