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Belgian Battlefields
... address or location and spent some considerable time trying internet sites and just driving around looking for this site. Eventually we got the Sat Nav to locate this as a 'memorial' and reached the cemetery just after dark. It was also closed by then so I found a gap in the hedge fence I could climb through and paid my respects. Cheryl somewhat annoyed at my driving obsession to do what I had decided I wanted to do despite the dark and poor weather. Headed back for Ieper and ...
Paying our respects to the fallen Canadians of WW1
(Renée) Since I was last in France, I had wanted to come out to Vimy to see the famous Canadian monument and memorials to the fallen Canadian soldiers of WW1 & WW2. Vimy Ridge is Canadian territory in France, and I have heard many stories of Canadians being treated with the utmost warmth ...
A teary goodbye then whisked away by a star!
... tunnel. He was very patient and I think he enjoyed the company.
Before we knew it we were at Lille, and the next leg of the journey began. We stopped to look at a map -
Scott: "Which way do we go?"
Me: "I don't know"
Scott: "Why not? what does the map say?"
Me: "I dont't know, it's in French!!"
This brought about absolute hysterical laughter and eventually we got our bearings. However it took us 4 attempts to actually ...
Le retour à la réalité
Nous sommes le 19 juillet, veille du retour en France...
Depuis notre dernier post, pas grand chose n'a changé. Nous prenons toujours autant de plaisir à être ici, bien que mon léger accident de kite me force à rester immobile.
La vie ici est vraiment magique, simple, mais magique. C'est bien là le plus important : la simplicité.
Ce soir, c'est notre dernière soirée à l'étranger sur la route de notre tour du monde. Le sentiment ...
First European City
... St Pancras International Station to Lille by Eurostar. From Eurostar, you either go to Brussels or Paris Gare du Nord Station. These are called Direct Services ...