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I know this will sound disrespectful and flippant, but really it isn't meant to be so. Touring shoe stores through Europe is way more fun than touring war memorials. Unexpectedly, we have visited many of the memorial and grave sites from WWI and WWII. I was deeply moved by the memorial at Vimy Ridge, the monument must be one of the most beautiful of the modern age. And kudos to the sculpture marking the Canadian site near Passiondale. Both are brilliant.

But as I have travelled and learned more about WWl and WWll and walked the poignant steps of our soldiers, I have become acutely aware of how historically recent these wars are. I feel a harbinger from the future... are we due for another one?

 

That's why touring shoe stores is such an attractive alternative. Styles change, who cares. Shoes are thrown away before they are old, who cares. Sometimes shoes are expensive, but, hey, they are not nearly as expensive as war.

 

 

 

 

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