This morning the British Ambassador hosted a WWI remembrance for British soldiers who died in the war. Various people spoke, including the Bishop from the Georgian Evangelical Church and current British soldiers. There was also signing and placement of wreaths next to the headstone, and all this was being filmed by four of Georgia’s National TV stations! I was a little confused at first because this “cemetery” is in someone’s backyard, but later I found out that the burial site was found years after the war when some documents were discovered describing where the British soldiers were buried. The British Council then asked the family who lived in the house if they could place a headstone in their backyard. How interesting is that?!
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| From WWII Remembrance in Georgia |
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| From WWII Remembrance in Georgia |
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After the ceremony the Ambassador invited everyone to his residence for a small reception. I was thrilled to be able to go to something like this! As soon as we walked through the front gate there were Georgian police officers guarding the property, and when we entered the house we were greeted by one of the house staff directing us where to put our coats. We then went downstairs and were greeted by more staff who handed us either hot tea, coffee or juice and directed us to the Parlor where there was a nice spread of both British and Georgian cuisine. There were all types of British officials, businessmen and philanthropists at the reception and I felt so honored to be there!
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