Remembrance Day, 11am 11th day 11th month is observed here, with a minute of silence at 11am.
This year images of red poppies were generated on the Opera House roof "sails". The annual Commemoration Service was limited due to Covid.
Couple of years back we visited the WW1 battlefield areas of France. Villers-Bretonneaux village, liberated by Australian troops,remembers and welcomes Australians with signs and kangaroo images. Canada was there too, the Memorial site includes many graves for Canadians as well as Aussies. A very moving visit.
Paul,in Rotterdam after an Arctic cruise on HAL`s(then)"Rotterdam" we hired a car, visited Belgium (incl Bruges on Lou tribal`s advice),into northern France,and the Champagne region, Lichtenstein( France without attitude),dropping the car in Frankfurt where we started.
For now, it`s not possible. I think of places to discover or rediscover, and wonder. So glad of the trips we did, incl 3 weeks in Ireland.
Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, you forgot the Kiwis. They were there too..! Never mind, many Aussies do that - forget what the NZ part of ANZAC actually stands for, I mean. I've noticed this every ANZAC Day. It's not intentional, so don't worry, we're still good...Remembrance Day, 11am 11th day 11th month is observed here, with a minute of silence at 11am.
This year images of red poppies were generated on the Opera House roof "sails". The annual Commemoration Service was limited due to Covid.
Couple of years back we visited the WW1 battlefield areas of France. Villers-Bretonneaux village, liberated by Australian troops,remembers and welcomes Australians with signs and kangaroo images. Canada was there too, the Memorial site includes many graves for Canadians as well as Aussies. A very moving visit.
Truly moving,fortunately the darkness absorbs the tears it draws.You want remembrance?
The Children's Memorial at Yad Vashem
While it is known as Remembrance day (Poppy Day) in Commonwealth and other countries and Veterans Day here in the US, it is now aptly a day to remember all the fallen (as Memorial Day does here) and all veterans, not just those from WW 1.