Remembrance
Today was remembrance day in Canada. Since I had the day off, I decided to head downtown to watch the ceremony live at the National War Memorial. It is quite a big event here in Ottawa, where they close down the streets, hundreds of people show up including the Prime Minister and the Governor General. As always there are hundreds of war vets to commemorate all the wars since 1918. Here are some images from the morning.
A shot of "Maman" on the way to Parliament Hill
Maman with no people under her! A rarity.
Each time we drive past her, Abby yells out - "Look Mommy, a spider!"
The National War Memorial
The crowds that come to commemorate the day.
At the eleventh hour....
The parade following the ceremony
(Notice how my camera got their right feet in focus, and nothing else!!)It was a moving ceremony and I'm happy I took the time to go down today.
Work still continues on the yard.. take a look:
Our walkway is a trench
Our backyard.
Looking forward to when this is all done!
Work still continues on the yard.. take a look:
Our walkway is a trench
Our backyard.
1 comments:
Nice going, Christine! Loy & I watched it on TV. It was a nice ceremony, especially the crush to put poppies on the Unknown Soldier.
We also attended our local Westmount one on Sunday.
And a belated Happy Birthday! We did reach Bruce to offer our wishes, though.
Peter
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