We had an interesting morning today.
Starting at Derek Doubleday Park...John planted a special rock that my sister painted for him.
As we walked around the perimeter of the park we arrived at the Gapyeong Memorial Stone.
The stone sits in tribute to the 500 Canadian soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the battle
at Kapyong and commemorates the contribution that Canadian forces made in order to prevent
the Chinese capture of Seoul, the South Korean capital.
At the memorial we met several Korean vets who were present to lay wreaths.
Nearby there were three large swaths of orange tulips that were donated
by the Netherlands to commemorate the 75th anniversary of liberation
by Canadian forces at the end of World War II.
Later we decided to explore the back alleys of Cloverdale.
My eye is always drawn to shapes and colours!
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