Arras
18 września 2022, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 12 °CAnother great town worthy of a visit for its architecture and history especially WW1. 60’ under Arras and the surrounding area are 19kms of caves and tunnels where 24,000 soldiers were housed Czytaj więcej
Another great town worthy of a visit for its architecture and history especially WW1. 60’ under Arras and the surrounding area are 19kms of caves and tunnels where 24,000 soldiers were housed Czytaj więcej
Ghent was a bit like home - it never stopped raining so instead of heading to another Belgium town we bailed out and headed into France to the town of Arass. It’s a pity because there was a lot to Czytaj więcej
We spent two days with Phil Hora - an Australian expat who lives in Arras - touring the western Front battlefield sites. Phil specialises in Australian tours and I thoroughly recommend him (Sacred Czytaj więcej
I know that I am sometimes reluctant to leave a cosy tent to head for the loo in the wee small hours but that is nothing compared with the fear of leaving my room during the night knowing that there Czytaj więcej
So…… somehow I blew out my knee yesterday, luckily only about 30 minutes before arriving in Ablain Saint-Nazaire. After much thought I reluctantly decided to rest my knee for a day or two. My host Czytaj więcej
Kurz Kaffee kochen und es geht in Richtung Calais. Vorher machen wir einen Stopp in Brüssel und schauen uns das Atomium an. Nächster Stopp in Calais auf einem Parkplatz am Hafen. Es ist stürmisch Czytaj więcej
Too much rain in Belgium, heading South to Arras..
Fab afternoon tour of Wellington Quarries underground caverns used in WW1, incredible!
It was a very cold night. Down to just 1°c but we were toasty in Wanda leaving the heater on all night. What did wake us up was the vanlifer starting there engine at 4am and banging there doors Czytaj więcej
This was a Franco American restaurant located in the underground tunnel system. Doug enjoyed his ribs. I wasn't a big fan, they had no sauce and were salty. We both had chocolate mousse for dessert Czytaj więcej
There is a cave and tunnel system under the village of Arras dating back to the 1100's. It was very interesting touring and hearing if it's various uses throughout history. Of special interest of Czytaj więcej
Możesz znać też następujące nazwy tego miejsca:
Arras, أراس, Арас, Arràs, Arrás, אראס, アラス, Nemetacum, Aro, Аррас, அராஸ், อารัส, 阿拉斯
Podróżnik not a lot of time wasted on landscaping or space......
Podróżnik The ‘aires’ are all like this but so well set out for motorhomes - makes life so very easy!
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