I was able to spend about a day and a half in Paris.  I timed my visit to the Eiffel Tower just  to be up there are dusk and watch the city light up.  It was quite impressive and the tower is quite nice all lit up. The following day,  I hopped on a... Continue Reading →

Ypres has been my base for the last couple of days. An amazing town with a lot of great people and food. Even though the town has an old European feel to it with the buildings, basically every building is less than 90 years old. This is a result of the town being almost completely... Continue Reading →

It is hard to put into words the events of today. I joined a tour with Linving Memory Tours to tour The Somme and Vimy regions. What an incredible day and tour. It is one thing to read about these places and watch them in the news or videos and another to actually walk on the same soil.... Continue Reading →

We ended the day at Hill 67 and in the town of Caen. Hill 67 was a strategic point as most of the rest of the land around was flat farm land. The Canadians were the first allied forces to enter the town of Caen. Due to the bombardment and fighting the town was 75 % destroyed. Many... Continue Reading →