A View From Ivry!

The life of a Moroccan/American family living outside of Paris.

Day of Remembering

Filed under: general, holidays — Wed - 11 November 2009 @ 5:57 pm

ArmisticeDay.gif Armistice Day here in France and Europe - watched the ceremonies at the Arc de Triomphe on TV this morning.

veteransday.jpg Veterans Day in the USA

Remembrance Day.jpg Remembrance Day in the UK, other Commonwealth countries, and Canada

aunt_betty.jpg A HUGE Happy Birthday to my favorite Aunt Betty (on the left in the photo with my mother).  Love and miss you very much!!!

angola.jpg And finally, to my friend Jo Ann, a Happy Angolan Independence Day!!

2 Comments »

  1. Jo Ann v.:

    Aw ! That’s sweet !!! Thank you !! -)

  2. expatraveler:

    Wow so much going on during this day and am happy you have noted all the names for the countries who remember this day…. ) For us, it’s a day of rest which is nice.

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