AllemagneSaarlandMerzig49°26’30” N 6°37’7” E
8 mars 2018, Allemagne ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Stopped on the side of the road for a bathroom break. Boris put some hotdogs (weinerli) on the grill for us. Just passing through cute little Hilbringen.
FranceGrand-EstBudling49°20’6” N 6°21’22” E
8 mars 2018, France ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Great tour of the underground system of tunnels to protect the French border.
FranceGrand-EstVerdun49°9’49” N 5°23’5” E 8 mars 2018, France ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
Saint Paul's Hotel in beautiful Verdun, France.
FranceHauts-de-FranceVis-en-Artois50°14’49” N 2°56’37” E
9 mars 2018, France ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Stopped here to recognize 2 relatives of a student buried in this cemetery.
FranceGrand-EstDouaumont49°12’27” N 5°25’28” E
9 mars 2018, France ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
130,000 unnamed soldiers lie under this monument. Bones visible through the windows. Crosses mark 14,000 identified soldiers actually buried here. What a humbling experience.
FranceGrand-EstVaux-devant-DamloupFort de Vaux49°12’2” N 5°28’12” E
9 mars 2018, France ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Visited an underground fort.
FranceGrand-EstReims49°15’14” N 4°2’4” E
9 mars 2018, France ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Visited the most amazing Cathedral I have ever seen today.
FranceHauts-de-FranceFoncquevillers50°9’10” N 2°37’53” E
10 mars 2018, France ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
A significant battle took place here on July 1, 1916. The 29th Regiment (from Newfoundland) lost about 85% of thier men this morning. Thier battle was riddled with miscommunication and errors leadingEn savoir plus
FranceHauts-de-FranceArrasArras Railway Station50°17’17” N 2°46’53” E
10 mars 2018, France ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We visited cemetaries all around the area today where students had family members buried or named on a monument because they couldn't find thier body. Great research and presentations from theEn savoir plus
10 mars 2018, France ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
HUGE Monument to recognize all the missing soldiers in the battle of the Somme. As more soldiers' bodies are still discovered each year, they scratch off the names on this monument when the soldiersEn savoir plus
