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I want to wish you all a Happy Pentecost. Pentecost - Source picture: Wikipedia Pentecost is an important feast in the Christian Liturgical Year. It became a feast to commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. Pentecost is celebrated after Easter Sunday. Pentecost Monday is in many countries a public holiday.  According to the legend King Arthur always gathered his knights at the round table for a feast on Pentecost.  

During the Waterloo Campaign three big armies participated. Battle of Waterloo - Source picture: Wikipedia 1/ the French: Army of the North led by Napoleon Bonaparte against Two 'Seventh Coalition armies': 2/ An Anglo-allied army commanded by the Duke of Wellington; 3/ the Prussian army led by Prince Blücher. Unlike the armies of the Ancien Régime and other monarchies, La Grande Armée and the Army of the North were based on proven ability rather than on social class or wealth. Napoleon wanted that in his army, every soldier, no matter how humble of birth, could rise rapidly to the highest levels of command, much as he had done. One of the Marshals of his Army was Michel Ney . Michel Ney - Source picture: Wikipedia Michel Ney was born on January 10th. 1769 in Sarrelouis, a town near the French-German border. His parents were Pierre Ney and Margarethe Grewellinger. Ney grew up bilingual, he spoke French and German. He was educated at the Collège

Last Week I was near Kusadasi in Turkey. This is a resort Town in the Aydin Province. Kusadasi is located around 95 km from Izmir and its primary industry is indeed Tourism. Kusadasi - Turkey - own picture The name Kusadasi came from Kus (= Bird) and Ada (= isle in Turkish). Like many other provinces in Turkey it was settled by many civilizations and it was founded in 3000 BC. From 334 BC it was conquered by Alexander the Great. According to the Roman Catholic sacred tradition this region was important in the early years of Christianity. St. John, the Evangelist and even Mary (mother of Jesus) came to this Region. Nowadays many cruise ships arrive in Kusadasi. Kusadasi Turkey - own picture I want to wish you a very happy weekend and thank you for your nice comments, likes and reshares!

On May 19th. 2015, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands and his wife Queen Máxima will visit Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (in English: Zeelandic Flanders). This region is located in the south-western part of The Netherlands and it is bordered in the south by Belgium. Location of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen - Source picture: Wikipedia In the history this region was a part of the County of Flanders, which was ruled by members of the House of Habsburg. After the Eighty Year's War this region became a part of the Dutch Republic. In 1815 it became a part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. With the Belgian revolution of 1830 this region stayed with the Netherlands, so it was separated from of the Dutch Flanders (Belgium). own picture of Hulst market Square This region has a lot of beautiful cities and towns like Terneuzen, Sluis and Hulst. Hulst Town Hall - Own picture I like Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (Zeelandic Flanders) a lot, it is not far from my hometown and i