Port Vendres is the southernmost French commercial port and witnessed many of thje tragedies of the 20th Century, and has the memorials to show it. This one is to French and Polish pilots who escaped in June 1940 as France was occupied by the Nazis. Some participated in the Battle of Britain a few months later and the memorial includes Churchill's famous quote about "The Few". At the bottom are the names of those who died.
Nice capture and very interesting tidbit of history. We lived in Laon for three years in the early 60s. Way before you were born I'm sure. =) One of my favorite places not too far away was the ruins of a huge and very old castle where the only thing intact were the dungeons. We picnicked on a hillside on the grounds. I can't remember the name of it, but it took my breath away imagining all the wars it had seen come and go, and who lived there and what life was like when it was new.
@marlboromaam Speaking of dungeons, probably the most famous prisoner to be held in a French castle prison was the Count of Monte Cristo, held in the Château d'If. This is a real castle on an island off Marseille. You can take a boat trip and tour, and they will show you the dungeon where the Count of Monte Cristo was held. Or would have been held, had he not been a fictional character !
