Dandelion 20

 

The streets of Cherbourg are all but deserted, on this holiday to commemorate Victory in Europe. The ridding, of the continent, from occupation by a Nazi aggressor.

The national colours, of the liberating armies, fly high in the streets.

Today, the invasion of Ukraine, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the reemergence of polemical politics, beg one question: Have we forgotten the lessons of such recent history?

TS Royalist's arrival brings the Police aux Frontiers to the quayside. To stamp the passports of her sea cadet crew. Enabling me to clear Stargazer, for departure from Schengen.