La Cloche D'or Verdun
10, rue Saint Paul Verdun, Lorraine, 55100, France
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Conclusion
... au tambourin....
Et là, j'ai envie de me barrer...
Donc ça sera une fuite mentale, je mets en branle mon ipod.
Arrivé à gare du Nord, je prends le métro 5 et je constate encore une grosse différence avec le Japon : il y a rien de prévu pour les gens qui sont chargés ou handicapés dans ce pays pourrave! Du coup, je me maudits et je maudits ces putain d'escaliers!
J'arrive à temps à gare de l'Est et chose INCROYABLE : mon train ...
Just could not stay away
Well we were in europe when the tour was on so .............. 6hr and 600k's later we are in Verdun at a cheap version of a Formula 1. Why? So early tomorrow we can drive to Epernay to watch the start of stage 5 of the tour de france :)
Currently waching the Germany v Spain game which is pretty boring ...
Verdun, Lorraine, France - Day 33/34
... Not sure how many in this area, but the pic shows less than half of the thousands of crosses and that's just one of the numerous Military Cemeteries in the area. Adjacent was the Ossuaire de Douamont containing the relics of 130,000 unidentified French casualties! The battle for Verdun cost 378,777 French and 333,000 German lives. A Documentary has stated that the battle of Verdun lasted for almost ...
A small town of big historical importance
We entered Verdun in the afternoon, after a long road from Czech Republic. Our surprise was huge when we saw a swimming pool on the camp site! "Let's jump to the pool!" was our first thought. Then we had some supper and went sightseeing. Verdun is a charming little town. We walked through the city centre, the medieval gate, saw the monument commemorating the war etc.
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13/05/2009
Today after some home work by the kids we leave the house and head for Verdun and as usual it is raining so the tour of the city will be very fast ... a quick bite to eat and for a change of war and we are visiting some fortification from the "Maginot ligne" which is a piece of work dating from WWII it was never taken even after being pounded for days by German 88, 105 and 150 with countless direct ...


