I always try to maintain the 2-minute silence on Remembrance Day (November 11th) rather than on the Sunday nearest it. Thing is, I’m in France and I have a question if anyone can answer it – should the silence be at 11:00 GMT (midday here) or at 11:00 local time?
Some interesting browsing through Wikipedia informs me that the armistice document was agreed at 5am on the 11th November, 1911 – to come into effect at 11am Paris time. However, this is further clarified as being GMT. Which begs a further question – was Paris using GMT back in the early 20th century rather than European time (1 hour ahead)?
See, this is why I love the internet. There’s just so much information out there. Spending a half hour browsing through Answers.com and Wikipedia can make you realise how much more stuff there is to know about.
But anyway – 11:00 local time on Tuesday? Or midday so I’m the same as back home? Or, really, does it not make any difference. After all, it’s the thought that counts.
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Yeah, it is the thought that counts in the end.
And yep, can spend hours looking thru wikepedia about anyone and enything!
Well, it’s tomorrow so I’ll make sure I do something.