Tag Archives: Holiday 2019

Amiens, Albert, Louvre-Lens. War and Art.

Posted on September 9, 2019 by

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 →

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Dunkerque, Matisse, Cambrai and Arras.

Posted on September 4, 2019 by

Having planned to do a few day trips by train we realised it was more economical to hire another car when a deal came up for 7 days at only €144. This has the added benefit of visiting small villages … Continue reading →

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Tyne Cot, Passendale and Brugge.

Posted on August 18, 2019 by

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 →

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Seneffe to Valenciennes, back into France we go.

Posted on August 4, 2019 by

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 →

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Charlesville to Seneffe. Into Belgium we go.

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

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 →

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Verdun to Charleville-Mézières. The beautiful Meuse.

Posted on June 28, 2019 by

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 →

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