Verdun Memorial Sites

Yesterday we went to Vaux and the French ossuary just outside of Verdun. Fort Vaux was quite interesting because a lot of the fighting there was done within the corridors of the underground fort. Which is insanely scary when your enemy has flamethroughers. After we where finish touring that battle site we travelled to the French ossuary for WWI. It was like nothing I have ever witnessed before. 1000's of people buried there, all the crosses laid out in perfect rows. It was different to see beauty within a cemetery. Inside the building there was strict rules about no eating and no talking and I personally thought our group did a good job at respecting the dead. There was also a French school group in there aswell and they weren't quiet at all. Which I find ironic how Canadian tourists have more respect for French legacies then actual French citizens do. At the end of the day everyone was extremely tired from the powerful depth of meaning all the sites we visited had, but it was a good experience. 

- Payton