There's a statue of Marechal Foch in the center of la Place duTrocadéro and the light was kind of interesting soooo ... He wanted a much more strict arrangement with Germany after WWI and expressed his dissatisfaction with the actual result by saying, "this is not a peace. It is an armistice for 20 years." He was right - give or take a few years.
And this sculpture is across the street with the inscription: "A La Gloire de l'armeee francaise 1914-1918." (to the glory of the French army). It's a Paul Landowski work - we were both struck by its similarity to the big sculpture on Mao's Mausoleum in Tiananmen Square ... whatever that means.
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the good life
Yes, it is.
You know what Craig? You and your first paragraph alone can shove it. That sounds so incredibly appealing. Good memories of that town, indeed. Hoping to see you guys sooner than later.
The truth is ... I left out the less-than-idyllic bits. Does that help?
not really. thanks for trying.
Armistice.........November 11th was always called Armistice Day in recognition of that very fact. When the tinkering with holidays began, the almighty "they" tried to move it to a Monday along with many others, and renamed it Veterans' Day, to honor all o' 'em. The name stuck. I wonder if it's still called Armistice Day in Europe?
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