I must say, after Brussels and each and every other charming little town we drove through in Belgium and Northern France, Paris wasn’t as exciting as it might have been had we begun our journey there. Can you believe I’m saying that? Paris, not the most romantic, beautiful, memorable city in the world? It was […]
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Thiepval and Amiens, France
From Albert we drove to Amiens, stopping at Thiepval along the way. The Thiepval Monument really is enormous, and can be seen far in advance of any approach since it’s on high ground. I couldn’t look at high ground anywhere along the Somme River or Front Line without imagining it might have been the place […]
Albert
Albert, France, is smaller than Cambrai, and the town square offers one of the loveliest cathedrals with a gold statue of Mary holding up the baby Jesus. As the War Historian Gordon put it when he gave us directions to this particular cathedral, you can’t not see it – you will simply spot it because […]
Northern France
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I met Gordon Hall at Varlet Farm, the B&B where my husband and I stayed in the Ypres area of Belgium. Gordon is a Tour Guide whom I’m quite sure had no idea he was actually an answer to my prayer about using my time in Europe wisely. […]
Leaving Belgium
The next day we checked out of Charlotte’s lovely B&B, but before leaving the Ypres area we visited Poperinge and Talbot House. This was a home several miles behind the Allied line where a Chaplain simply called “Tubby” operated a house and garden where soldiers could come and find peace, a little entertainment and above […]
Ypres Salient
We started the following day with a wonderful breakfast, then packed a lunch provided by Charlotte: sandwiches, fruit and chocolate (who could be in Belgium without eating chocolate?). Our route through the Ypres Salient was thoroughly planned now, thanks to Charlotte and her guest, Gordon. The itinerary took us through Passchendaele, where thousands of soldiers […]
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