Today's road trip took us to Bastogne and their WWII museum. This entire area was part of the Battle of the Bulge. Margie's father was with a tank corp that came in immediately behind the initial battle. They were the 84th Infantry Division, fighting in what was also known as The Battle of the Ardennes. It was an emotional morning, knowing he was one of the courageous men who was there during that bitter cold January 1945.
Bastogne, Belgium was at the epicenter of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest and bloodiest engagement of WWII, with more than 90,000 U.S. casualties. Immediately after the war, private Belgian citizens constructed the Mardasson Memorial as a tribute to all of the American forces who fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
Afterward, we made a quick run into Luxembourg and then went to the spectacular little town of Dinant where we had the worst meal of our trip. 😊 The town is wonderful, the restaurant, not so much. Dinant is the birthplace of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone. The town gives much tribute to him. We loved the Adolphe Sax bridge!Les mer
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