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In our free days we explored St Helier, where we were staying, and took a coach tour around the island.
( A tour of Jersey )
Jersey under occupation
May. 15th, 2025 11:21 amWe had a full day tour around Jersey looking at a number of the sites of the German occupation.
Jersey - Liberation Day
May. 14th, 2025 02:03 pmA couple of days ago Daughter and I returned, having been on an organised trip to Jersey (an island in the Channel Islands) to celebrate their 80th anniversary of Liberation Day.
While VE Day (Victory in Europe 1945) is celebrated on 8 May, the Channel Islands weren't liberated until 9 May. As can be imagined, there are always celebrations on this day, and particularly this year, being the 80th.
While VE Day (Victory in Europe 1945) is celebrated on 8 May, the Channel Islands weren't liberated until 9 May. As can be imagined, there are always celebrations on this day, and particularly this year, being the 80th.
D-Day Remembered Day 4
Jul. 1st, 2024 06:36 pmOur final day began at Pegasus Bridge, where the first airborne landings were made by glider.
( Day 4 )
D-Day Remembered Day 3
Jun. 30th, 2024 06:50 pmWe began the day on Sword Beach, one of five D-Day landing beaches, and one of two which the British landed on:
( Day 3 )
D-Day Remembered Days 1 and 2
Jun. 29th, 2024 06:10 pmI'm back from my second battlefields trip this year. This time it was a tour commemorating those who took part in the D-Day landings, since it is now 80 years since they happened.
This time we began on this side of the English Channel, where the build up took place and where some of the armada set sail.
This time we began on this side of the English Channel, where the build up took place and where some of the armada set sail.
WWII in the Ardennes - Day 3
May. 20th, 2024 04:49 pmOur third and final day began in La Roche, a town which has been rebuilt since it was almost completely destroyed in December 1944, with only four buildings surviving intact.
( Ardennes Day 3 )
WWII in the Ardennes - Day 2
May. 19th, 2024 04:22 pmAt our first stop we found a small building open with a display of paintings by Marie-Elise Meyers, a painting from Bastogne, who recalls the events of the Battle of the Bulge and sends out a plea for peace.
( Ardennes Day 2 )
WWII in the Ardennes - Day 1
May. 18th, 2024 06:51 pmI've just been on a battlefield tour to visit the Ardennes in Belgium to learn about the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 and January 1945. The photos I am sharing over the next few days are a personal reflection and in memory of the ordinary soldiers who fought and died and the civilians who suffered.
( Ardennes Day 1 )
Short Trip to Wales
Feb. 2nd, 2024 05:00 pmWe had an overnight stay in Wales this week. On the way down we called in to see the sea at Llanelli Beach:
( Wales )
Scotland Perth and Kirkcaldy
Oct. 19th, 2023 12:51 pmWe came back earlier this week from a lovely week in Scotland. For the next three days I shall be sharing some of the photos, not necessarily the typical tourist ones (although some are) but those which capture something of the place for me.
( Perth and Kirkcaldy )
( Perth and Kirkcaldy )
Fannish Fifty: Cake
Sep. 12th, 2023 12:17 pmI am a great fan of cake and desserts. Consequently Lucas North is also a great fan of cake too, and enjoys baking as well as eating cake.
As illustration I provide two lunch time cakes bought from patisseries. They have an offer of a baguette, cake and drink for a very reasonable price, so it would be impolite not to take advantage of the offer.
( Delicious! )
As illustration I provide two lunch time cakes bought from patisseries. They have an offer of a baguette, cake and drink for a very reasonable price, so it would be impolite not to take advantage of the offer.
( Delicious! )
War Poets - WWII
Sep. 11th, 2023 04:34 pmThe final day saw us visiting more places in Normandy with D-Day and following connections.
( WWII poets )
( WWII poets )
War Poets - WWI & WWII
Sep. 10th, 2023 10:55 amOur second day began with a visit to Agny Military Cemetery to see the grave of the poet Edward Thomas. I only came across him recently and I'm not that keen on his poems, but others rate him highly - it all depends on personal preferences.
( WWI & WWII poets )
( WWI & WWII poets )
War Poets - WWI (Fandom 50 - War Poets)
Sep. 9th, 2023 04:39 pmI've just been on a tour looking at some of the war poets of WWI and WWII and also some of the other writings at the time, as well as subsequent films. I'm therefore going to post some of my photos over the next few days.
I've had an interest in reading some of the war poets for a number of years, so the opportunity to visit where they fought and some died was an opportunity I didn't want to miss. There's always a sense of how much more they could have written had they not died, but even more, seeing the graves of so many who died while still in their teens, there's an awareness of how many never even had the opportunity to become poets or anything else.
( WWI poets )
I've had an interest in reading some of the war poets for a number of years, so the opportunity to visit where they fought and some died was an opportunity I didn't want to miss. There's always a sense of how much more they could have written had they not died, but even more, seeing the graves of so many who died while still in their teens, there's an awareness of how many never even had the opportunity to become poets or anything else.
( WWI poets )
