Mercure Gd Htl Sophia Antip 4m Cannes

... train. This run-around in turn caused us to miss that train as well. Eventually we did get on the Eurostar 2 hours late.
The Eurostar likewise crossed the country at an effortless 300 kph from Brussels to the English Channel.
Then again, we were delayed.
About an hour into the trip, the train slowed and eventually came to a halt. There were were, parked in a dark tunnel under the ocean floor. It was a little disconcerting. Eventually ...

... The Act of Remembrance "en francais". He has asked to read something written by a former Padre of The Maisonneuve Regiment from Montreal. As he reads, I can't follow it all that well, since my french is not as good as I would like it to be, but I do understand the last sentence which basically states that it must be remembered that these men were fighting racism and fascism. As I walk around this cemetery after the ceremony I can see that there are many members of ...

... brought in artifacts stating "this was my father's." Inside the museum you will find a communications bunker, a field artillery scene, an airborne landing, a paratrooper "crossing" the canal in his small inflatable dingy, a street scene in town with the soldiers socializing with the locals... and so much more. The number and quality of his artifacts is astounding. If you are ever in the area I would strongly suggest a visit to The Canada Museum, Adegem, Belgium.
 

... Church and the still functioning windmill. The Mill offers expert tours of the technologies and importance of the mill. Just across the street is a splendid museum that displays excellent geological samples collected, chiefly of the glacial erratics collected... The area is quite lovely, and the elevations of the town are built upon ...

... wrong and it didn't help when I confused the motor way symbols, on the motorway signs, with tent symbols. Where were my spec's?
We did eventually find it, quite a regimented campsite - and managed to unpack, hoist the awning and cook dinner before the weather turned too revolting and darkness fell. Our little home on wheels is surprisingly cosy and snuggly except when it's really cold and your feet poke out the end.

... the walls surrounding the inner town. We spent an hour walking around this wonderful town before making our way to another town perched on a hill top called Saint Paul. This town was much younger although just as fascinating with its ramparts and walls that hugged the sharp hillside. It’s now a home to many artists with little art shops throughout the town.

From here we made our way down to Antibes on the coast of the Cote D’Azure and ...

... meal. Daryl, the comic spoke up and asked how much food the trooper got. Always a comedian.

After leaving the bridge we stopped at a memorial to a temporary grave site of over 600 allied troops that had been buried in that spot but have since been removed.

By this time it was after 6pm and we needed to head to the hotel for dinner. Another long day but very worthwhile.

Tomorrow...............Belgium and Bastogne.

I'm sitting in the "foyer" at my school in Cannes trying to think of where to start. This is my third attempt at starting this blog. The first two times I restarted my internet before I was through. That is why I haven't been able to get this up sooner. Today has been a slow day, meaning my interpretation of the last month may be dry and not very humorous... however, it's a perfect time for me to recollect, so here we go...  It has been exactly four weeks since I ...

... and creamy pasta salads. The sight makes me full so I opt for the special of the day. We've figured out that "dorade" means dorada in spanish, or fish, and that's what I order. Our waiter doesn't know the name of the other special in English and doesn't speak Spanish, but gets an idea. "Espagna, espagna" he says and starts drawing an animal. -"ahh toro" figures out Josep. We look again at the written specials board. Aha! Guardiane di Taureaux, and Taureax = Toro ...

... OH ****, we still have forever to go and got off the wrong stop...we found out that it was only another 10 mins from where we were and just a short walk from the station. Our destination- Golfe Juan. Our hotel was very nice with a tennis court, pool,lounge area and we had a balcony and a pretty big bathroom which was great!! We were only a 10 minute walk down to the beach so we were very happy to be staying here for 4 nights! After getting settled in we went for ...