Vimy Ridge and the Somme, Wednesday, August 29, 2012
…Canadian Memorial at Vimy. You could see the memorial from miles away. At shortly after 9:00am, the day was sunny and we had the memorial practically to ourselves except for…
…Canadian Memorial at Vimy. You could see the memorial from miles away. At shortly after 9:00am, the day was sunny and we had the memorial practically to ourselves except for…
…a day after his assassination in 1948. The memorial is a simple black marble platform covered in flowers in a large courtyard. A raised walkway surrounds the memorial and the…
…passed the Monument to the Unknown Soldier with its eternal flame and majestic lion. The St. Alexander Nevski Temple Church catches everyone’s eye. It was built in 1882. We went…
…saw the flame for the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution.Our next stop is the Independence Park Visitor Centre where there are bathrooms (yeah!) But the water fountains are out…