The radioman family 2011 European Holiday. (pic heavy)

Discussion in 'Europe' started by Chrisradioman, Aug 22, 2011.

  1. Traveling back to camp we then stumbled on an American war cemetery, coincidentally it was the 4th of July, it was quite sobering to see all these grave stones of young men in the prime of their life killed in action. The men were from all over America & I couldn't help thinking why would they give a toss for a country half a world away from them, they gave up their lives in the USA to help restore peace in Europe. I'm not ashamed to say I had tears in my eyes. Its nice that 65 years on the place still looked like new & it was obviously very well looked after. I even found a Jones among the headstones. These young men gave up their tomorrows so that we could have our today:-
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    A Jones obviously an unknown distant family member, very sad!

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    Genaral Pattern, its not only the low ranks that lost their lives

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    The place looks like it was just built its very well looked after, I'm just grateful none of my family were killed in the war. After this sobering experience, we headed back to the camp. It was a very somber experience seeing all those graves of young men that gave up their tomorrow so that we could have our today.[/size][​IMG]
    Spotted this little Gem outside:-
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  3. [​IMG]When we got back we had a BBQ feast, played a card game called UNO which the girls bought on the ferry until the rechargeable light ran out.
    We liked Luxembourg so much we decided to stay a little longer.
     
  4. On Tuesday we got the bus from outside the camp-site at 10.00 after a 2 minute wait. We caught bus No. 170 into the City again, it was well worth visiting a second time for a better look, we went into the cathedral (Notre Dam of Luxembourg) & around the terraced gardens & had a picnic on a patch of grass in the city:
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  5. After visiting the cathedral we walked around the many terraced gardens:-
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  6. We then had a picnic on a patch of grass in the city & watched the world go by:-
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    Before wandering around a bit more & heading back to camp, on the 192 bus which was free again:-




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  7. beautiful but evocative photos mate, such a same so many people lost their lives and still today we havnt learnt any lessons from this.
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  9. Excellent photos looks like you had a great trip. You will also get my nomination for the largest family on tour in a bus abroad category this year. Would you also win the largest family on tour in a bus abroad without having a big argument award? My kids will get the shortest distance travelled before having a fight in the back of our bus, having failed to make it off the drive way before resorting to fisticuffs.


    Excellent photos of an interesting tour, Luxembourg much more interesting than I thought.


    PS Did you know General Pattern died in a car accident not in a battle, a few months after the war ended. He was being chauffered and I believe that it skidded on the ice.
     
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    nice post m8 i too went to singapore a few year ago to see the over halfs grandad,is was killed out there ,very tear full and didnt even no him.
     

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