Upton Woods Cemetery, France
30 de junho de 2018, França ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This is the area where John's unit broke through the German DQ line.
Sains-les-Marquion Cemetery, France
30 de junho de 2018, França ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
This is in the Canal du Nord area where John's unit was fighting through the villages.
Quarry Cemetery, Marquion, France
30 de junho de 2018, França ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
This was one of the prettiest small cemeteries. It's mainly Canadians and it was built into an old quarry so it's sunken. Doug was telling me that the battle John's unit was fighting in the vicinityLeia mais
Le Foucrepes Restaurant, Arras, France
30 de junho de 2018, França ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We were reasonably sure this would be our last dinner in France so we decided to walk to the creperie in the Petit Place for dinner. We ate outside facing the square. In the middle of our first courseLeia mais
Hawthorne Crater, Beaumont-Hamel, France
1 de julho de 2018, França ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We attended a private non religious ceremony/reenactment to mark the anniversary of the start of the Battle of The Somme. Numerous WW1 experts were present including Andy Robertshaw from GreatLeia mais
Tea House, Auchonvillers, France
1 de julho de 2018, França ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
This is where we had breakfast with the military specialists. It's also the tea room with the restored trench in the backyard that we visited a couple of days ago.
Lochnager Crater, France
1 de julho de 2018, França ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This isn't to far from Beaumont-Hamil so we stopped on our way by. It's all fixed up with walkways etc. but it's a much smaller crater than Hawthorne. It was created by a single underground mineLeia mais
Beaumont-Hamel, France
1 de julho de 2018, França ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We stoped in here again as it's just on the other side of Hawthorn Crater.
Vimy Ridge Memorial, France
1 de julho de 2018, França ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
It was a given that we had to stop in here again on the way past. It is Canada Day after all!!
Hotel Sirus, Huy, Belgium
1 de julho de 2018, Bélgica ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We agree this is the best hotel yet (although it was supposed to have a tub). We were awfully warm in Arras as there was no air conditioning. This place has the most comfortable bed I have ever sleptLeia mais
La Rive Gauche Restaurant, Huy, Belgium
1 de julho de 2018, Bélgica ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The restaurants usually close down at about 2:30 in the afternoon and don't open again until 7pm. There was people sitting on the patio watching the FIFA game so we asked if we could get anything toLeia mais
La Glace Timbree, Seny, Belgium
2 de julho de 2018, Bélgica ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We decided to head out for a drive to see the countryside in Belgium. It's stunningly beautiful! We stopped in at this restaurant in a small village. It was very good but the usual slow laid backLeia mais
Grande Place, Huy, Belgium
3 de julho de 2018, Bélgica ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Did a little shopping this morning. As you wandered the cobblestone streets the shopkeepers would shout "bonjour Madam". It felt like I was in Disney's Beauty and the Beast movie. Clothes areLeia mais
Passchendaele Museum, Zonnebeke, Belgium
3 de julho de 2018, Bélgica ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We weren't very impressed with this stop. It's not at the location and was a bit to modern for our taste.
Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
3 de julho de 2018, Bélgica ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This was an incredibly large cemetery located just outside of Passchendale. This was stunning. There's a small museum here and the main cross in the centre is built on an old German bunker that youLeia mais
Grande Place, Ypres, Belgium
3 de julho de 2018, Bélgica ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
This is just down the street from the Menin Gate. There's an amazing clock tower building in the square that housed the Flanders Field museum. Unfortunately it had just closed when we got there.
Tongerlo Restaurant, Ypres
3 de julho de 2018, Bélgica ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
This restaurant was located in the Grande Place. We are in the Flemish part of Belgium. This is reflected in the fact that French is no longer the prominent language. The foods are different here asLeia mais
Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
3 de julho de 2018, Bélgica ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The couple we ate dinner beside warned us to arrive early for the ceremony. They weren't kidding. Even though we were 45 minutes early we were down towards the end and there were many British soldiersLeia mais
Hotel Lille Europe, Lille, France
3 de julho de 2018, França ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We had our first minor hitch in pre booking things here. We were supposed to have pre-booked parking. We were able to get a spot through. There's no pictures of this hotel as we arrived late and leftLeia mais
Lille Europe Train Stn, Lille, France
4 de julho de 2018, França ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
St Pancreas Train Station, London, UK
4 de julho de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We rode on the Eurostar which is a high speed train. It went through the tunnel under the English channel. At times its speed was shown on a screen and it was going well over 200 km an hour.
Montana Hotel, Kensington, London, UK
4 de julho de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This is our London hotel. We had a bit of a hassle checking in. They kept telling us our room wasn't ready. When we got to the room there was no tub. On the plus side it's quite a good sized room. WeLeia mais
Stanhope Arm Restaurant, London, UK
4 de julho de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This is just down the street from our hotel. I learned tuna is just not the same in England. Doug enjoyed his fish and chips.
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
4 de julho de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We just took in a fraction of this museum. My favorite display was clothing through the ages.
Richoux Restaurant, London, England
4 de julho de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C