Mr. W and Daughter Aja at Flanders Field

Two years ago I took a year off and traveled completely around the world with my then twelve year old daughter. I made sure we stopped in Belgium to see Flanders field and many of the locations associated with the First and Second World wars which she had studied in school.

The Hospital near Flanders field where the Canadian Dr. John McCrae worked and wrote the world's most read poem.

My daughter and I at a very powerful and simple monument to Canadian Soldiers.

My daughter in some of the actual trenches from the first World War.

Seeing the graves and the horrible conditions our soldiers fought in was a very moving and unforgettable experience for me and my daughter.