Near the beginning of the movie A Star is Born, you see…
Category: Europe
Charles Godefroy and the Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe has always been a rallying point for soldiers…
Discoveries triggered by sleeping effigies at Père Lachaise
There are numerous graves at Père Lachaise with sculpted effigies of people…
The brutality and confusion of Flanders Fields
If you Google “is Flanders Fields a real place,” the pre-baked Google…
The Panthéon and Hoche
The Panthéon in Paris is King Louis XV’s great contribution to the…
Who is buried in the Orchard Dump Cemetery? (a.k.a. Finding Max)
Note: The backstory of the Finding Max series can be found on…
Very few original, intact WW1 trenches still exist
Evidence of the Great War is still visible on the landscape in…
Beautiful Photos of Brugge’s Canals
Brugge’s prime and strategic location on the North Sea has ensured that…
Little Details, Brugge
This is my second Easter spent in Brugge. The first was in…
Finding Frank… at the Menin Road South Cemetery, Ypres
In 1916, Menin Road was the route that Allied troops took from…
Finding Joseph… at the Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery in Souchez
Cabaret-Rouge is close to Vimy Ridge (France) and is one of a…
So many cemeteries… so much death…
The overwhelming thing about touring the countryside in Belgium and France is…