WWI and II are still referenced in many places in Strasbourg. A few of the buildings that were ravaged by the war have been rebuilt exactly as previously, however the rooftop gun windows were kept in these same buildings. There are streets named after important dates in these wars, one of which is la rue du 22 novembre (after WWI 1918 event where the insurgency to bring a communist soviet government was stopped). Because this region has always been a grey area in terms of being french or german, it will be interesting to learn about its history how it has changed or not. Jean-Marie mentioned that Alsace has an advantage over the rest of France in terms of health care. 90% of your healthcare is covered, while the rest of France is only 70% covered. Unless of course you have a job, in which case 100% is covered. Another great reason to live in this place!
So much to learn about this city. The first thing though is to find out about the crazy horn!
...ax just got home and he acted like the air raid horn was normal. Apparently this happens once a month all over this country. Thanks for letting me know!! I should befriend someone with access to a bomb shelter, though, just in case.
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I think Baguio City sounds an air raid horn, too. I just can't remember whether it's daily at 4 pm or once a week, though.
I'd love to find out more about what the region was like back in wartime, too! It was definitely not the most pleasant of times, but I've always been fascinated by WW2 because our grandparents (and older aunts and uncles) lived through it.
From the great wiki:
In France the Emergency population warning network is called the "Réseau national d'alerte" (RNA). The system is inherited from the air-raid siren network (défense passive) developed before the World War II. It consists of about 4,500 electronic or electromechanical sirens placed all over France.
The system is tested every month, the first Wednesday at 12 noon.
In small municipalities hosting a centre for fire-fighters first intervention, the siren is also sometimes calling volunteer fire-fighters when their intervention is required, but the signal is different, and the system is increasingly being replaced by pagers.
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