50 years ago to-day

“The Germans surrendered the Netherlands to Canadian troops.

Whenever CBC (and so it must be true) Radio One gets just to self-righteously smarmy (regularly) I switch over to NCPR Malone. Well this morning they had an excellent report on the new Canadian War Museum in Ottawa - enough to make me consider a tourist trip (un-heard of for Canucks) in my own country.”

“Lots of New Yorkers never see the sights (and take them for grantged, I guess) in our city here. I, for one, like to do the tourist thing once ina while. I find it fun.

Unless this is violating some sort of Canuck macho ethic??? :)”

“Wasn't it 60 years ago?

2005 - 50 = 1955”

“Oh wait that's in Canadian years.”

“fullmoon, where gremlin is from they're 10 years behind in everything”

“Maybe they didn't get the news until ten years later.”

“No, what it was, was, that no one cared enough about the Netherlands to realize that the Germans still had it, until 1955. Then a bunch of Canadians drove over from Brussels to take the place back, and Germans let them have it, laughing their asses off all the way to Bonn.
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“Beautiful city. Great hikes http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/gatineau/index_e.asp. Good Food.
Excellent Museums http://www.warmuseum.ca/

An American visitor across the 48th.
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