Villers-Bretonneux

Our last day in the battlefields (and France) was spent in the areas around Villers-Bretonneux and Le Hamel, where the Australians had great success, despite heavy casualties.

We visited the Australian National Memorial and the Sir John Monash Centre, which overlook Villers-Bretonneux. It tells the story of Australia's involvement in the western front and is worth every cent of the $100 million spent on it to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the war.

We also spent time at the Le Hamel memorial, which tells the story of this battle and the role of Sir John Monash. Our victory here was the turning point in the war.

We then returned to Paris. Visiting the battlefields should be on everyone's bucket list.

Tomorrow we head to Rome on the high-speed train.Leggi altro