June 2, 2004 - page 2

rollerblading down the mountain, while others were zooming down in the luge. Of course, when I tried the luge, I managed to flip right over and suffered some scrapes and bruises! Let's just say I've not quite yet conquered the luge.

Yesterday, we went back in time to the days during World War II. We visited Struthof, the only concentration camp in France that was occupied by the Nazis. From there, we took another bus and saw the Maginot Line. Incredible! It is one of those things where learning about these sites in a textbook cannot possibly give justice to what you see when you are actually standing there. I was taken back and completely at
awe. I cannot fathom what the people of the French resistance experienced at Struthof or how the French military lived in the Maginot Line.