Thursday, May 08, 2014

The end of WWII

Today is May 8 and exactly 69 years ago it was the end of WWII and France will celebrate it of course... This year I will not post a photo of de Gaulle, but of (Sir) Winston Churchill who also played a major role during World War II - especially towards France. Here is a statue of him, which is located not far from the one of de Gaulle ; it was made in 1998 by Sculptor Jean Cardot.

9 comments:

  1. The great, great man. The sculptor captured his personality well. A fitting one for this date.

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  2. What a beautiful photo! The light and composition are perfect.

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  3. What a photo, again... ! Yes, Eric, this is just a fair choice at this time. I have read his article on Wikipedia and found a lot of truly interesting parts. Read it again if you don't know all that by heart. I spent a delicious time reading that with your photo in mind, as a background. The light is perfect.
    Le grand Churchill et l'homme passionnant de l'intérieur, moins connu du plus grand nombre mais réellement passionnant à décrypter. Puissamment intelligent mais parfois terriblement dangereux (désobéissant et insupportable, selon les mots de HG Wells), empli de doutes et paradoxes mais talentueux à bien des heures... Un modèle d'interprétation humaine du guerrier qu'il a été. Merci Eric pour ... ce plaisir.

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  4. Good photo, the dark sky really sets the mood.

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  5. I agree with everyone, the tone of the background reflects the resolute-ness (I think I just made up this word) of the man and the times. Well done!!

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  6. A fitting tribute Eric. We saw some TV coverage of the ceremonies this morning while having breakfast in a cafe in Paris.
    Following on from yesterday's post it was our turn to meet up with Jeff last night!
    We had drinks and dinner in Le Marais and it was a very pleasant evening.
    Looking forward to the picnic wherever it ends up being held.:-)

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  7. Love the "atmosphere" of this shot. Hope Paris is enjoying the celebration --

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