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AP European Class TripAP Euro Trip Virtual TourThanks to Max Kuenstling, you can have a "virtual" tour of just some of the stops the AP group makes along the way. To zoom in, press the Shift key, to zoom out, press the Ctrl key. To view the pictures, you must have Quicktime. To download a free version of Quicktime, click here. 
Join us on our journey back in historyOur trip begins in the city of Verdun. The Chateau is a few miles away from Verdun and it is our hotel while we are in Verdun. It's been a favorite of the AP groups. During World War I it was used as a hospital. Chateau Des Montarions Here we get a view from the top of the Citadel in the city of Verdun. This was part of the fortress walls that protected the city. Citadel Top Here we get a view of the Citadel at ground level. Grounds of Citadel In the city of Verdun itsels, standing at the base of the World War I memorial. Downtown Verdun Just one of many French Cemeteries in and around the city of Verdun French Cemetery Standing on top of Fort Douoamont, just outside the city of Verdun. It was the scene of heaving German shelling and heavy fighting during the Battle of Verdun Fort Douoamont The small Frnech Village of Fleury, population 400, was destroyed during the battle of Verdun. It was never rebulit after the war. The Chapel was constructed as a memorial. Fleury Church Here you can see first hand what the landscape of a battlefield in World War I would have looked like. The resuts of heavy German shelling during the Battle for Verdun. Fleury Forest Inside the Ossuary are the remains of more than 130,000 men who died in and around Verdun Ossuary The Ossuary is the largest French Military Cemetery in the world. Here lie more than 15,000 French soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun. Ossuary Cemetery Here are the remains of the village Church at Montfaucon. The whole village was destroyed when it was taken by the Germans in World War I. This was also a key target of the American forces in the Meuse-Arrgone offensive in 1918. Church Ruins Here is a view of the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery just a few miles from Verdun. It is the largest American Military Cemetary in Europe with over 14,000 graves. Our AP Group had the honor and privilage of being able to lay a wreath in honor of those who gave their lives. American Cemetery Here, on the Somme Battlefield, we find Newfoundland Park. It is a memorial built to honor those men from Newfoundland who fought and died at the Battle of the Somme. Newfoundland Park From the top of the Newfoundland Memorial, one can see the remains of what would have been "trenches". Newfoundland Park 2 Here you can see the inside of St. Martin's Cathedral in the town of Ieper Belgium. It, along with the town, was destroyed in World War I and rebulit after the war. St. Martin's Cathedral Market Square in the city of Ieper Belgium at night. The large building is Cloth Hall and behind it is St. Martin's Cathedral. The city was destroyed in World War I and rebuilt after the war. Downtown Ieper Tyne Cot Cemetery is the largest British Military cemetery in the world, with over 14,000 graves. On the wall are the names of some 70,000 men who have no known grave. Tyne Cot Cemetery The Menin Gate is a Memorial built to honor the British Soldiers who died fighting in Belgium. Here, every night at 8 PM, a ceremony is held to honor all those men. The AP class had the honor and privilage of being able to take part in this cermeony as well. Menin Gate Here along the Normandy coast, we are at Point Du Hoc. It was here were the American Rangers had to scale the high bluffs in order to secure this target from German hands. Point Du Hoc Standing at the waters edge on Omaha Beach, one can look up at the bluffs where the Germans were well entrenched. Omaha Beach The American Cemetery at Omaha Beach. The AP group has also had the great honor and privilage of being able to lay a wreath while we were here. Omaha Beach Cemetery The German Cemetery at LaCambra along the Normandy Coast. German Cemetery To zoom in, press the Shift key, to zoom out, press the Ctrl key. To view the pictures, you must have Quicktime. To download a free version of Quicktime, click here.
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