by cgrivas | Mar 18, 2019 | Remembering Juno Beach – 75th Commemoration Tour through England, France & Belgium
Ghent is a port city and the second largest urban center in Belgium, next to Brussels. During the Middle Ages it was known for being a fairly prominent city-state, but today it’s an interesting and easy-going university town and cultural hub. Ghent’s...
by cgrivas | Mar 12, 2019 | Remembering Juno Beach – 75th Commemoration Tour through England, France & Belgium
On March 11th, 80 students from Banting Memorial High School (including myself) all went to Brugge for the day. We had the opportunity to do a walking tour around the city which was one of my favourite experiences of the trip so far. The architecture in Brugge is so...
by cgrivas | Mar 12, 2019 | Remembering Juno Beach – 75th Commemoration Tour through England, France & Belgium
After having rested in comfortable beds, and having enjoyed a delicious breakfast (that actually included chicken wings), we boarded the bus and made our way to Brugge. Brugge is a perfectly preserved medieval town and the capital of West Flanders. The picturesque...
by cgrivas | Mar 11, 2019 | Remembering Juno Beach – 75th Commemoration Tour through England, France & Belgium
We woke up in quaint Arras, after enjoying a delightful dinner and a good night’s sleep, and made our way to one of our most sought out places of interest on our trip: Vimy Ridge. We had been warned that it would be “windy” but to say “it was...
by cgrivas | Mar 11, 2019 | Remembering Juno Beach – 75th Commemoration Tour through England, France & Belgium
Our trip has been so full and busy, we’ve hardly had an opportunity to put our phones down. From Omaha Beach to Dieppe, to Juno Beach and Vimy Ridge, all of our cameras and phones are loaded with special moments in significant places. We wanted to take the time...
by cgrivas | Mar 10, 2019 | Remembering Juno Beach – 75th Commemoration Tour through England, France & Belgium
Today blew us away! Between the crazy strong winds and the beautiful sites it was very cool! We started our day off travelling from Port-en-Bessin to Dieppe to explore the beach and the Canadian memorial garden. The beach was beautiful! The waves were really big today...
