tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285944574753141681.post9067913922626508091..comments2023-09-20T10:20:51.181+02:00Comments on La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam.: Singing in the rain.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285944574753141681.post-83589737475393509782010-05-10T21:53:16.373+02:002010-05-10T21:53:16.373+02:00You're right, Rose, it really wasn't that ...You're right, Rose, it really wasn't that long ago. There's preserved war graffiti in the town hall from 1943, there's a lovely old man who enjoys giving tours of the village during the summer, and he was very active in the Resistance, so he sometimes inserts some of those stories. So different when you hear things from the people who were in a war.<br /><br />When I lived in Amsterdam, I always found it somewhat amazing how closely interlinked European nations now are, despite the relatively recent horrors of two world wars. If you find yourself in Amsterdam, you must visit the Jewish Historical Museum (often overlooked in tourists' rush to see the Anne Frank House). <br /><br />In France, WWII is still a delicate subject (often leading to hot debate) given the struggle that occurred between the official, collaborationist French Vichy regime and the small, guerilla Resistance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437876558716264896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285944574753141681.post-24637561864725894742010-05-10T18:56:01.175+02:002010-05-10T18:56:01.175+02:00Oh, this gave me goosebumps. I love that your cou...Oh, this gave me goosebumps. I love that your country still celebrates VE Day. I just read about that very celebration in Julia Child's memoir "My Life In France." <br /><br />The reality of war in our own country is so hard for so many of us to grasp, and it's hard to believe that there are people still very much alive and vibrant who bear the scars (emotional and otherwise) of World War II. It really wasn't that long ago, in the grand scheme of things.Rosehttp://www.thelaughingmonkey.comnoreply@blogger.com