Upton Woods Cemetery, France
30 июня 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This is the area where John's unit broke through the German DQ line.
Sains-les-Marquion Cemetery, France
30 июня 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
This is in the Canal du Nord area where John's unit was fighting through the villages.
Quarry Cemetery, Marquion, France
30 июня 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 vicinityЧитать далее
Le Foucrepes Restaurant, Arras, France
30 июня 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 courseЧитать далее
Hawthorne Crater, Beaumont-Hamel, France
1 июля 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 GreatЧитать далее
Tea House, Auchonvillers, France
1 июля 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 июля 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 mineЧитать далее
Beaumont-Hamel, France
1 июля 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We stoped in here again as it's just on the other side of Hawthorn Crater.
Vimy Ridge Memorial, France
1 июля 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 июля 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 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 sleptЧитать далее
La Rive Gauche Restaurant, Huy, Belgium
1 июля 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 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 toЧитать далее
La Glace Timbree, Seny, Belgium
2 июля 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 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 backЧитать далее
Grande Place, Huy, Belgium
3 июля 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 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 areЧитать далее
Passchendaele Museum, Zonnebeke, Belgium
3 июля 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 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 июля 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 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 youЧитать далее
Grande Place, Ypres, Belgium
3 июля 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 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 июля 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 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 asЧитать далее
Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
3 июля 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 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 soldiersЧитать далее
Hotel Lille Europe, Lille, France
3 июля 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 leftЧитать далее
Lille Europe Train Stn, Lille, France
4 июля 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
St Pancreas Train Station, London, UK
4 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 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 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 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. WeЧитать далее
Stanhope Arm Restaurant, London, UK
4 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 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 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We just took in a fraction of this museum. My favorite display was clothing through the ages.
Richoux Restaurant, London, England
4 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C