Ailsa’s travel theme this week is Time. Looking forward to seeing everyone’s interpretations!
The poster reads:
Lest We Forget
Exhibition of Documentary Photographs
on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Serbian and Montenegrian aggression on Dubrovnik
They say that time heals all wounds, but I’m not sure that holds true for survivors of war.
weird & cool stuff seen while out & about 
I’ve been watching a lot of documentaries on WWII and I don’t think time can heal war wounds. How does one make sense of it and then get over it?
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My mother and her family fled during WWII and lost everything. It definitely affected them every day for the rest of their lives.
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So many families have been changed forever by war, Ruth. I’m sure that exhibition is very moving indeed.
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It’s not pleasant to see exhibitions like this, but it’s somehow necessary…and always very moving.
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It is so important to remember.
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Right, Madhu, or else we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past (as a wise person once said)…
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One correction, it is 20 years. The exhibition should not be missed, very moving to see how a UNESCO world heritage site was shelled.
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Thank you, I made the correction. You are right, I was shocked to see photos of Dubrovnik being bombed. Of course my first thought was, “How could the world let this happen?” We came so close to losing a global treasure.
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The destruction of Dubrovnik came from shelling of mortars from above and the sea. Although I was in the USA during the war, I kept asking why did no one in Europe or the USA help? The shelling of a non military UNESCO site was too much for me to understand.
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In hindsight, I wish that we would’ve seen this exhibition. We walked past this building at night and saw the dramatic images as you’ve captured here. It’s hard to believe that Dubrovnik suffered so much destruction, not that long ago.
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