tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post4092896221456500444..comments2024-03-29T10:44:22.891+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: I have been to ... see the poppies at the Tower of LondonRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-65348303316212566302014-11-09T20:28:44.803+00:002014-11-09T20:28:44.803+00:00Geordie an Exiled FoG,
It is a sight that I will ...Geordie an Exiled FoG,<br /><br />It is a sight that I will always remember.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-3297646007666341692014-11-08T22:52:20.658+00:002014-11-08T22:52:20.658+00:00Wow the poppies are awe inspiring!Wow the poppies are awe inspiring!Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-88343843379955666072014-11-06T22:12:47.924+00:002014-11-06T22:12:47.924+00:00Airhead,
'Proud to be British in an understat...Airhead,<br /><br />'<i>Proud to be British in an understated British kind of way</i>' is a good way to sum up the sort of feeling that the poppy installation engendered in my wife and I when we went up to the Tower.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-53377959110691665662014-11-06T20:40:08.438+00:002014-11-06T20:40:08.438+00:00Great pictures Bob, I was lucky enough to see them...Great pictures Bob, I was lucky enough to see them last week.<br /><br />As you say very difficult to put into words, the best i can do is to say it made me feel very proud to be British in an understated British kind of way.<br /><br />All the best<br /><br />Airheadairheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611040816562298090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-57356212267575987832014-11-06T11:10:59.315+00:002014-11-06T11:10:59.315+00:00Fitz-Badger,
The impact of seeing this installati...Fitz-Badger,<br /><br />The impact of seeing this installation up close is very difficult to describe. Awesome, humbling, impressive, thought-provoking are terms that spring to mind ... but all seem rather inadequate.<br /><br />Thanks for asking about how my wife and I are feeling, Sue and I are still suffering with our colds, but we are trying to cope as best we can. I hope that ours does not persist as long as yours has ... and I hope your recovery is continuing and that you will be back to normal as soon as possible.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-32540592450521457082014-11-06T01:35:59.167+00:002014-11-06T01:35:59.167+00:00What an excellent display! Must be something to se...What an excellent display! Must be something to see in person. <br />I hope you and your wife get over your colds quickly! I contracted a cold in mid-October and I'm still getting over it.Fitz-Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510866929782142007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5747556539893605242014-11-05T20:47:24.175+00:002014-11-05T20:47:24.175+00:00Xaltotun of Python,
My wife and I have been follo...Xaltotun of Python,<br /><br />My wife and I have been following the creation of the installation thanks to the Metropolitan Police. Their helicopters have taken photographs of the installation every day, and they have been tweeting them every morning. We have watched the whole thing slowly grow day-by-day.<br /><br />I totally agree that it is a 'must see' event ... and it sounds as if you went at times when it was not too crowded.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-22362629453673059042014-11-05T20:40:45.675+00:002014-11-05T20:40:45.675+00:00Stryker,
You have summed up the impact of seeing ...Stryker,<br /><br />You have summed up the impact of seeing the poppies extremely well. It was shocking and awe-inspiring.<br /><br />My wife and I had hoped to buy a poppy, but they had all gone by the time we got out act together.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-18112899672306239522014-11-05T20:08:03.061+00:002014-11-05T20:08:03.061+00:00Well, this is how I summed it up:
One of the thin...Well, this is how I summed it up:<br /><br />One of the things my wife and I did this week was visit London for a couple of days. That couple of days including going to see on of the most poignant sights I think I've ever seen.<br />OK, they're not due to complete it until the 11th of November but…<br />888,246 ceramic poppies in the moat of the Tower of London. One poppy for every British and Colonial soldier killed in WW1.<br />There aren't many things that I would put under the heading of 'see this if you can.' This sight gets close to the top of the list. We were lucky in the sense we first went in the evening, next day we went early morning – rest of the time, it's crowded out so much they even closed the nearest tube station. <br /><br />http://easterngarrison.blogspot.co.uk/Rob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-72616767844171491552014-11-05T19:57:16.756+00:002014-11-05T19:57:16.756+00:00My feeling on seeing the poppies was one of shock ...My feeling on seeing the poppies was one of shock at the sheer scale of the thing (and hence the WW1 casualties). It is hard to mentally visualize 900,000 people but this physical representation brings it home in a very real way. My wife has bought me one of the poppies and I'm looking forward to receiving it!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-14281819900259184422014-11-05T19:46:35.738+00:002014-11-05T19:46:35.738+00:00Tradgardmastare,
The sheer number of poppies is m...Tradgardmastare,<br /><br />The sheer number of poppies is more impressive than a the photographs can convey. It is such a great pity that the installation is only accessible to people who can travel to London.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-89426007449819014812014-11-05T19:38:09.374+00:002014-11-05T19:38:09.374+00:00Poppy installation is amazing,I wish I had been th...Poppy installation is amazing,I wish I had been there to see it ...tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-3320461092920465302014-11-05T19:10:12.232+00:002014-11-05T19:10:12.232+00:00Pendragon Without,
As I wrote, it is truly awe-in...Pendragon Without,<br /><br />As I wrote, it is truly awe-inspiring ... and although the crowds are not silent, you are conscious that people are talking quietly.<br /><br />Whilst I was there, I was put in mind of two members of my Masonic Lodge - Major Henry King Nicholls and Lance Corporal Sydney Crapp - who were both killed and whose bodies were never found. There was a poppy there for both of them.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-72025566214146868362014-11-05T18:57:50.831+00:002014-11-05T18:57:50.831+00:00Those are stunning views of the installation, Bob....Those are stunning views of the installation, Bob. I imagine it's quite a humbling site when you're there?Pendragon Withouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390912160815100539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-33281513563343769142014-11-05T18:41:34.133+00:002014-11-05T18:41:34.133+00:00Xaltotun of Python,
By my estimation, that should...Xaltotun of Python,<br /><br />By my estimation, that should raise over £22,000,000 for the charities.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-66906843755964338262014-11-05T18:38:37.774+00:002014-11-05T18:38:37.774+00:00Xaltotun of Python,
We decided to go to see the p...Xaltotun of Python,<br /><br />We decided to go to see the poppies once the schools had gone back after half term. We thought that it would be easier and less crowded ... and it was.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-83827152110620352252014-11-05T18:20:38.411+00:002014-11-05T18:20:38.411+00:00Oh, and all of the poppies have been sold. All 888...Oh, and all of the poppies have been sold. All 888,246 of them!Rob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-22729641783393221072014-11-05T18:19:01.218+00:002014-11-05T18:19:01.218+00:00Saw them on Sunday - magnificent sight.Saw them on Sunday - magnificent sight.Rob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.com