tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88386937008709626792024-03-05T16:23:29.128-08:00On the Paths of our Grandparents – A Traveler’s Guide to WWII DestinationsThe men and women swept up in World War Two are leaving us. With them go a lifetime of memories. As their grandchildren, we have no direct experience of the epic conflict, but we can visit the places where they did battle during the War that Changed the World.The Victory Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04085561235095102028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838693700870962679.post-46869672386261538092009-03-28T06:48:00.001-07:002009-03-28T07:02:14.815-07:00Ritz Bits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1VuCLajCl9rP7Slu0hxzJgm5m481TyOYpG2XpwNAEQ-_k8FCqr3Ql4E-g3gz-mjoZX_q7FbJEFxE1ab0_EM0CZsBKMwGHtXtIGF9vX8tSsmya3RKAXTjfJ5m8FCANVejhN54VIVovDQ/s1600-h/Ritz+interior.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1VuCLajCl9rP7Slu0hxzJgm5m481TyOYpG2XpwNAEQ-_k8FCqr3Ql4E-g3gz-mjoZX_q7FbJEFxE1ab0_EM0CZsBKMwGHtXtIGF9vX8tSsmya3RKAXTjfJ5m8FCANVejhN54VIVovDQ/s320/Ritz+interior.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318236909680007570" /></a><br />Hemingway liberated it in '44. The German high command used it as their HQ and a place to entertain Berlin bigwigs. The Ritz, at 15 place Vendome, Paris, is the address, and it will cost you beaucoup, as they say in France, but don't take our advice on a five-star historic experience. Read other guests' comments <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g187147-d188728-Reviews-Hotel_Ritz-Paris_Ile_de_France.html">here</a>.The Victory Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04085561235095102028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838693700870962679.post-78503647394892194332009-03-26T10:57:00.000-07:002009-03-26T11:03:53.047-07:00Pearl HarborAbout.com's John Fischer has some <a href="http://gohawaii.about.com/b/2008/10/14/tips-for-visiting-pearl-harbor-the-uss-arizona-memorial-and-the-pearl-harbor-historic-sites.htm">sound advice</a> for anyone visiting Pearl Harbor. Get there early, he says, at 7 AM <span style="font-style:italic;">before </span>the tour buses pull up. Here's some video of the USS Arizona Memorial.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5pdsodoJaao&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5pdsodoJaao&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The Victory Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04085561235095102028noreply@blogger.com0