FranceHauts-de-FranceRocquigny50°4’0” N 2°55’24” E
May 6, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
I'm walking through a very small section of what was known in WWI as the Western Front. Today, I saw my first actual poppy! Not a manufactured mass produced one or a beautifully hand crafted one, butRead more
FranceHauts-de-FranceBoisleux-Saint-Marc50°12’42” N 2°47’30” E May 5, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Today, there were periods of brilliant sunshine in what was mainly an overcast, windy, and rainy day! I even broke out the rain jacket. Arras is impressive, large, and very old - there is a lot to seeRead more
Carmel Carlsen
It looked like a cocoon for catapillars. There were heaps of them in a hedge I was walking past. What fascinated me was how much like a spider web it looks.
FranceHauts-de-FranceArras50°17’27” N 2°46’43” E
September 17, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
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 toRead more
FranceHauts-de-FranceSaint Nicolas Les ArrasCanal Saint-Michel50°17’55” N 2°46’32” E FranceHauts-de-FranceMont-Saint-Éloi50°21’0” N 2°41’30” E May 4, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Another wonderful walk today, which means I'm exhausted! I know I took too many photos, but who cares? I am a little disturbed and confused by the disconnect between the VF app and the VF sign postsRead more
Carmel Carlsen Must be all the rain! I can't complain, I've walked in two full days of sunshine ✨️
FranceHauts-de-FranceHoudain50°27’6” N 2°31’30” E May 3, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Some really good walking today and a lot of it! I walked over 32km and am feeling it. I walked through an adventure park, similar to Tree Tops, but with a lot more activities. There were kidsRead more
FranceHauts-de-FranceDivionCité du Transvaal50°28’7” N 2°31’30” E
April 30, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Made it to Ablain Saint Nazaire in spite of a bum ankle. Very long, hot day through lots of forests, rolling hills, farmland….and WWI battle sites and a huge cemetery (45,000 graves).
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Traveler I have definitely entered the region most affected by war. In addition to the cemetery (huge battle here in WWI), the entire town was destroyed and rebuilt in the 1920’s except for the church.
Traveler A pie y con el corazón tranquilo tomo el camino abierto, saludable, libre, el mundo se abre ante mí y este largo camino pardo ante mí conduce adonde quiera ir. Ahora no pido buena suerte, yo mismo soy la buena suerte, ahora no reniego, ya nada pospongo y nada necesito, se acabaron las quejas domésticas, las bibliotecas, las críticas pendencieras, poderoso y contento recorro el camino abierto. (Walt Whitman, El camino abierto)
Traveler Impresionante el cementerio de nuestra señora de Loreto, las dos guerras, imagino
FranceHauts-de-FranceHesdigneul-lès-Béthune50°29’36” N 2°34’12” E
May 2, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
There is not much to report today. I had a genuine rest day after my Garmin watch told me I was "over reaching" yesterday! I'm calling France "the land of the cute little car"; they are everywhere! IRead more
FranceHauts-de-FranceAmettes50°31’54” N 2°23’54” E May 1, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
I walked a good 26 km today through mining country. Some of it in the sun, which was lovely. You can't throw a stone where I am walking in France without coming across a church or a cemetery. I try toRead more
Carmel Carlsen Sorry Jill, I meant the blue contraption with the chains! I can not imagine what it is for. They were all over the park!
FranceHauts-de-FranceAuchy-au-Bois50°32’42” N 2°22’54” E April 30, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
I walked with Andrew from Victoria again today. We met up in our wonderful accommodation last night. It was a pleasant walk through beautiful cultivated countryside, and we did walk along an old trainRead more
Carmel Carlsen It was Jen. Every day is picturesque scene after picturesque scene. It is incredible!
Traveler Carmel I so appreciate your Photos and Descriptions 👏👏👏🤗. An observation from My Galician experience, is that you see and photograph open country and significant religious sites more. I do see open country in green lush Galicia, but few v significant religious buildings.
Carmel Carlsen Honestly, Bruce, they are everywhere here! I love them. Make sure I show you when I get home. I have heaps more shots that I can't share because of the 10 photo limit.
You might also know this place by the following names:
Arrondissement d’Arras, Arrondissement d'Arras
Traveler Would have been a very moving experience
Carmel Carlsen ❤️
Traveler I remember walking around the war cemetery in El Alamein Really hits home the futility of war and so many lives shattered - those that died, the families left behind, the wounded. It was a very quiet bus trip back from there
Carmel Carlsen It's really hard to fully appreciate. It is a huge contribution that we have difficulty grasping in our very safe corner of the world.