Re: Nathan's PAW 18 & 19: NL, FR, DK
- From: "Ted Bayer" <tedbayer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 17:56:37 -0700
Nathan:
All wonderful to see. And to share - you caught the moments so well.
You folks certainly know how to throw a party. And honor your family.
Best,
Ted
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan.wajsman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "LEG" <leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Leica Users Group" <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 12:07 PM
Subject: Nathan's PAW 18 & 19: NL, FR, DK
My PAWs for these two weeks span 3 countries. First the Netherlands. The
anniversary of Liberation is celebrated here over two days. May 4th is
devoted to remembering the soldiers who died fighting to liberate this
country, and May 5th is a celebration of freedom. So, my week 18 pictures
are all related to these commemorations. On May 4th at 8 p.m. the country
observed 2 minutes of silence. All public transport stopped, and drivers
were encouraged to do so as well. Judging by a motorway near my house, the
majority did:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_18.jpg
The next day, May 5th, we drove to Arnhem to see the tributes there. At
the Commonwealth cemetery where 1753 mostly British soldiers and airmen
are buried, lots of wreaths like this one were to be seen:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_18alt1.jpg
In the centre of Arnhem, the Dutch army was doing a symbolic re-enactment
of the parachute drop 60 years ago, from the tower of the cathedral:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_18alt2.jpg
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_18alt3.jpg
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_18alt4.jpg
Several of these were taken with a Leica lens, pick them out or look in
the technical data below the thumbnails ;-)
Then we move on to week 19. My uncle in France (Le Mans) was to receive
the Legion d'Honneur order on May 8th, Victory Day, so we used it as an
excuse to have one of our rare global family reunions. He was to receive
the honour for his life-long work in the Jewish community of the Sarthe
departement. The ceremony was part of the overall Victory Day ceremonies.
Here is one of the many French veterans present:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_19.jpg
Here is my uncle shortly after having received his medal, visibly moved
during the prefect's speach, which recounted his wartime ordeals, the loss
of his entire family and other painful memories:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_19alt1.jpg
Here he is in a happier mood, being interviewed by local TV:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_19alt2.jpg
After the formalities at the prefecture, we moved on to his house to
celebrate:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_19alt3.jpg
The next day, the Wajsman caravan moved on to Copenhagen, by road and by
air. On Wednesday the 11th I had scheduled the unveiling of my father's
gravestone. Here is my sister, putting the finishing touches on the
inscription:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_19alt4.jpg
And then we spent a day in Copenhagen. I proudly showed off what I
consider my town, and here are a couple of shots from two places which I
often visited with my father, first the street called Gammel Strand:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_19alt5.jpg
and then a bar in Nyhavn, where we often went to drink a beer:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_19alt6.jpg
Sorry if this is all a bit lengthy, but it was a long couple of
weeks...The complete PAW index is at:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2005.html
and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated.
Nathan
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Nathan Wajsman
Almere, The Netherlands
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