I got my train ticket and I'm off to Vimy at 0618 in the morning to see the Canadian War Memorial their. I have wanted to see this for many years so it is really a dream come true. It is a long train trip with two train changes and I have to change train stations in Paris but that shouldn't be too bad with the Metro from one station to the other. I arrive in Vimy at 4:30 in the afternoon and then I will need to find a place to stay. I tried to do that on the internet but couldn't find anything in Vimy there are lots of places in Arras where I make my last train change and that is about 30 minutes away, there must be something in Vimy though it is a town of over 4000 people.
Snow in the pass toward Spain:
Trout anyone.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Mémorial de Vimy
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One of my great uncles is buried in a village cemetery in that general area, a place called Flesquières, and he is in the Flesquières Hill British Cemetery. The whole area is dotted with war cemeteries. I've visited graves of two great-uncles in northern France and it was extremely moving to be able to pay them respect.
I go to the memorial in the morning and I know it will be a very emotional time for me. I have wanted to see it for many years.
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