Roaming Through Europe
Battle of Waterloo:Belgium 06/25/2010
On the day before the battle reenactment the weather was terrible! As in the days of the actual battle(s), the skies opened up and rained periodically. Fortunately, the reenactment was not cancelled, but the actors must have been fed up with the wet uniforms! Alan had brought a rain cape for each of us, that he purchased when we saw the reenactment of the battle of Gettysburg two years ago. The first day we "toured" the allied bivoacs, but not the French bivoacs as they were about 4 kms further up the road. It was marvelous to see all the different uniforms of the time (Prussian, Scots Black Watch, Dutch, German, British Marines, etc.)! Vivienne had a wonderful time (in between rain and hail showers) photographing the activities around the bivoacs. Photos will be posted next week as she needs to resize them for the website. Vivienne took many shots, hoping that at least 25% or so would be decent. It was somewhat difficult during the whole reenactment to take photos in which other "tourists" or modern infrastructure were not visible! As we walked the site, we were fortunate to observe the "troups" practising their manoevers, including even those on horseback (cavalry and lancers), a most impressive spectacle! Vivienne and Alan also had the opportunity to chat with several reenactors along the way. One lady from Yorkshire explained that she and her husband "fell" into reenacting by chance and now travel the world taking part whenever British reenactors were needed. As they had not yet retired from work could only take part if the "battle" or event took place when they could take holidays. It was clear that she and her husband enjoyed this experience; what a fascinating "hobby"!! Description of the battle to follow..... Comments Comments are closed. |
RSS Feed