Tag: WW II

  • Make Sure to Remember

    Make Sure to Remember

    Last year while on our trip to Northern France and Belgium, Mikhaila and Zoe created the following tribute for our Canadian heroes. Make sure to remember.

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  • A Visit to Dachau

    A Visit to Dachau

    It was a sombre and appropriately overcast day as we headed out from Munich to the WW II concentration camp at Dachau.  Upon arrival at the camp, I accidentally bypassed the car park and we found ourselves driving along the outer walls of the camp.  The high walls, topped with barbed wire were intimidating and terrifying to…

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  • Journey to Juno Beach

    Journey to Juno Beach

    One item on our list of ‘must-dos’ for our global field trip was to visit the Canadian War memorials in Normandy and Belgium.  So, we left the hustle and bustle of Paris and headed north, with our first stop being the Juno Beach Centre. The Juno Beach Centre is a new, modern building located on…

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