BUTTE DE LION; WATERLOO

Derick and Janet are here for a visit for two weeks.  First on the sightseeing list is an easy couple of hours at the Waterloo Battlefield.  This is just 10 minutes from my house and is a great resource of European History.  

THE LION....NATIONAL SYMBOL OF BELGIUM

266 STEPS

CONSTRUCTION - GEARING UP FOR THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE ON JUNE 18, 2015.

HOUGOUMONT FARM - PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE BATTLE;  THEY ARE HOPING TO RESTORE THE FARM

PART OF THE PAINTING IN THE 1910 PANORAMA

THE PANORAMA

LOOKING EAST 

LOOKING NORTH;  THOSE BUILDING ARE IN THE TOWN OF WATERLOO

LOOKING SOUTH WHERE MOST OF THE BATTLES TOOK PLACE;  THEY HAVE RE-ENACTMENTS EVERY JUNE;  HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THEM NEXT SPRING.