The rolling landscape of the Waterloo battlefield is quite a surprise as you get closer. At first glance, its hard to imagine how the two armies didnt just flatten each other.
As you get closer the dips and rises emerge from the ground and the explanations for the final various scirmishes becomes clearer.
How the French and English soldiers stood their ground against the mixture of the cavalry charges, infantry volleys and cannon fire is a mystery. What remains today, is of course the victors view with Wellington’s position now turned into the Lion Monument:
The rest, as they say, is just a fun cycle ride and a great lunch:
Looks like you are having a good trip. Your bike is impressive. Did you sense the ghosts of all the dead soldiers?
Christine: Thanks for writing. Yes, I felt the ghosts. I have good news for you: next week, when we start the contest for the comment account, all your comments from this week will be applied to your score. Let this be our little secret.
I thought we agreed to keep the competition a secret! Tut tut. Now everyone will be expecting a prize.
I didn’t do to well in history classes but this makes it a lot more interesting. You can quiz me later. (Well, maybe not, bad memory.) 🙂
Okay, so I did very well in grammar, just not typing. Too!