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Tag Archives: Holiday 2019
Amiens, Albert, Louvre-Lens. War and Art.
Continuing on from my previous post we made the most of having a rental car and made a trip to Grévillers where there is a New Zealand memorial at one of the many British Cemeteries, which evokes the defence mounted … Continue reading
Tyne Cot, Passendale and Brugge.
Valenciennes is our home port for the winter and due to low water levels in some of the French canals we have found ourselves tied up rather early this year. With more than six weeks before we head back to … Continue reading
Posted in French Canal boating, Holiday 2019
Tagged Antoing, Belgium, Brugge, Europcar, Holiday 2019, Le Quesnoy, Passendale, St Amand-les-Eaux, Tyn Cot, Valenciennes, Zonnebeke
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Seneffe to Valenciennes, back into France we go.
Bonjour, we are back in France after an interesting and generally enjoyable trip through southern Belgium. The last time I wrote we were in Seneffe and planning our trip down the historical century old but recently renovated four boat lifts … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium canal boating, Canal boating in Belgium, Canal boating in France, French Canal boating, Historic boat lift Belgium, Holiday 2019, Mons, Strépy-Thieu boat lift
Tagged Belgium canal noating, Canal boating, canalboat, French canals, Heatwave, Historic Canal du Centre boat lift, Holiday 2019, Mons, Péronnes, Seneffe, Strépy-Thieu boat lift, Thieu, Valenciennes
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Charlesville to Seneffe. Into Belgium we go.
Last time I wrote we had heard the Meuse would be closing locks 1-8 July 4th. With no time to turn around and head back that way and the Canal des Ardennes closed in the middle, we took the only … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 adventure on the French Canals, Canal boating in Belgium, Canal boating in France, France, French Canal boating, Holiday 2019, Meuse, Travel
Tagged Belgium, Bogny-sur-Meuse, Canal boating, Canal Charleroi-Bruxelles, Dinant, French canals, Givet, Holiday 2019, Meuse, Meuse Citadels, Namur, Sambre, Seneffe, Vieux Wallerand, Waulsort
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Verdun to Charleville-Mézières. The beautiful Meuse.
Leaving Verdun we continued our trip north with no fixed destination in mind and stopped for the night in Consenvoye where we cycled up to the German war cemetery. Here lie 11,146 German soldiers, a nurse, a Russian and 62 … Continue reading