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Upcoming trip
... going to Vang VIeng ( Tubing anyone ? :)
From there I'll head to Vietnam where I'll find backpacker jobs to make my way around the country or die with bootleg alchool. Or a mix of both .
So close ...Just have to talk klaus into it.
... work fault finding. Turned out to be a loose terminal on the start battery. I Was releived to say the least. i had visions of new starter motors etc. and of poor rae having to tow the boat to the next town.....I would have to be at the helm of course. Cambrai is a nice town with a great little harbour for boats like us. well the 20-30m versions. We are tied up to one ...
Back in France
... sub from subway down the road, we walked into the city. From our experience I can tell you to not bother dropping into Lille. We only chose it because we had a few days to fill in before taking the car back. The "rambler" as mum calls the Main Street in every town was nice but that was just it, nothing special. Tried to fill in our afternoon by walking through the streets but being a Sunday nothing was really open and there seemed to be more estranged people ...
Somme Mud, Driving Rain
... was given to us by Peter which I will replicate later to read. It is like all poems about men and women who die too young in the war, quite heart wrenching. I have never thought about the concept of being buried in a country that is not your own, not your home.
The extent of death in this valley is overwhelming. I had never realised that one of the tipping points of World War 1 victory (can it be called that? so much ...
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 ...
Other places to stay in Arras
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Holiday Inn Express Arras
3 Rue Docteur Brassart, Arras | 2 star hotelfrom $116 -
Mercure Atria Arras Centre
58 boulevard Carnot, Arras | 4 star hotelfrom $73 -
Hotel Moderne
1 Blvd Faidherbe, Arras | 2 star hotelfrom $88 -
Hotel du Golf d'Arras
Rue Briquet Taillander, Arras | 3 star hotelfrom $127 -
Ibis Arras Centre Les Places
11 rue de Justice, Arras | Hotelfrom $64 -
Hotel L'Univers
3-5 Place de la Croix Rouge, Arras | 3 star hotelfrom $102 -
Hotel D'Angleterre
7 Place Foch, Arras | 4 star hotelfrom $134 -
Balladins Arras Confort
Route de Cambrai, Arras | 2 star hotelfrom $58 -
Hotel Diamant
5 Place des Heros, Arras | 2 star hotelfrom $105 -
Hotel les 3 Luppars
49 Grande Place, Arras | Hotel -
B&B Arras
ZAC des Bonnettes, Arras | Hotel -
Astoria Hotel Carnot
10/12 Place Foch, Arras | Hotel -
Aux Grandes Arcades
8-10-12 Grand Place, Arras | Hotel -
Hotel Brasserie Du Beffroi
28 Place De La Vacquerie, Arras | Hotel
