We did a tour of the French countryside during 1/2 term break. This first set of pictures if from Vimy Ridge. A famous WWI battle site on the western front that the Canadian troops led the battle that won. Here is par of the area we saw...the sign reads warning "unexploded bombs!"
Here are the boys in a German "pill box" on one of the trenches
As part of the memorial, the Canadian's left the trenches and tunnels intact. Now, overgrown with grass, was all mud during the battle. Each side of these craters would be manned by opposing armies! As you can see...very, very close range.
This is Bridget heading down into one of the many tunnels used to supply the troops at the front. The go on for miles underground!