This was a very interesting day!!! We learned about the war as we read its events, saw the planes and special transportation involved,got to know war heroes for their courageous acts mostly for risking their lives to save a partner, understood how sad and disastrous going into war can be for people as families are torn apart whereas most children in order to be more protected had to be sent to the country to live in foster homes separated from their mothers who had already been apart from their husbands who were fighting at war, therefore not knowing if they would ever see any of them again. Not to count when the child was sent to learn how to shoot a gun to fight in the war. There is a registration of the youngest boy who was killed in battle at the age of 11. Finally we were able to experience how it felt to be a soldier in the trenches and in another experience how it felt to be a citizen during an air raid. Well, at least an idea of how it was. That made me think how lucky and blessed we are by being so far from the experience of the war but also it intrigued me how far in thoughts and action to the ones that are involved we stand when we could be doing something that really mattered for the world. Anyway, I'm sure this day has touched each one of us in a special way. I recommend. It's a must when you go to London! Check out some more information about it:
Website: http://www.iwm.org.uk
"The Imperial War Museum is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. It seeks to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and ‘war-time experience’. It is proud to be regarded as one of the essential sights of London".
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