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Three times three from south to north
... when we noticed and stopped to talk to a hunter with his dog, a German Shorthaired Pointer. Christian was the hunter's name and Loco was his dog and they were both very obliging and polite as we stumbled to explain that Elio had a dog, 'comme sa', at home in Australia. They had some sort of conversation about what was being hunted and what they both usually hunt, he showed us his shot hare (tagged, which indicated it had been released to enable hunters ...
Verdun
... hefty price. We then took a short walk outside to the Ville de Fleury. It was very eerie walking through the surrounding forests which literally looked like a rolling moonscape, except it was covered in grass and we were surrounded by trees. Fleury was one of the nine towns that were completely destroyed during the battle of 1916 but as a special remembrance, France still recognizes each of these places as a town and therefore there is still an appointed mayor. ...
Back to WWI
... on it so I have pinched a photo from the internet.
The film shown in the theatre was fairly average but the walk through the memorial was very impressive. They had a photo exhibition of old soldiers holding photos of their young selves. Very moving.
Back into town to charge the battery and then I wandered along the riverside for a while before selecting a restaurant for dinner. I had a delicious paella and resisted the chocolate crepes.
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Erste Fahrt
Km: 53548
Trotz schlechtem Wetterbericht und einigen Tropfen gut durch die Schweiz durchgekommen. Wunderschöne Strecke durch die Vogeesen bei fast keinem Verkehr. Da ich zu viele Kurven gefahren bin und dadurch Zeit verloren habe, habe Nacy auf der Autobahn umfahren. Bereits auf dem Weg ...
Woinville-Nancy
... die middag al te nemen in plaats van de volgende ochtend. Met Douwe drink ik ter afscheid nog een kopje koffie in de stationsrestauratie - hij heeft nog wat dagen fietsen voor de boeg, naar Macon. Voor mij zit het er op, een mooie 600 km gefietst!
Na een lange treinreis - met prachtige landschappen - via Metz, Luxembourg, Luik, Maastricht kom ik net voor middernacht in Driebergen-Zeist aan. ...