It has been 232 years since our great nation declared its independence with brave people fighting over the right to belong in the new land. It has been almost 122 years since the people of France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States.
This is our second year in Brussels celebrating the 4th of July, our Independence Day. Not very much to do as you can imagine but we did go to the Brussels American School where we did have a bit of fun. Also, of course, there was the official reception that the Ambassador has and to which a whole bunch of officials from other embassies and from the local government are invited. Just to remember events, "Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July or the Fourth, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain." (from Wikipedia) Ambassador Sam Fox was present at the BAS celebration and welcomed the Major of Zaventen, the municipality where the school is located. I have to say that there was a lot of great food, we tried not to overdo it but, oh well, it is just once a year, right? Here are some scenes..
It doesn't matter, though, how far from home we are, we can still play a little softball and pretend we are home and it doesn't matter how cold and rainy it is in JULY!, we can still have some traditional games.
And so, here we are enjoying a bit of the day...
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