Category: France

Tracklog 14/08/18

On our last day here in Verdun, we decided to stay in the neighborhood and visited the (war) memorials in and around Verdun. Visited a.o. “Ossuaire de Douamont”, Fort de Douamont and the WWI...

Tracklog 13/08/2018 Thunderstorm

In the middle of the night we were woken by a thunderstorm.  When lightning is immediately followed by a big bang you now it is right above you. Although I had my earplugs the...

Tracklog 11/08/2018 Trenches

This morning we started driving south on the “Voie Sacrée” towards Bar-le-Duc. In the afternoon we explored three sites to have a look at the remains of the trenches.  It is really amazing how...

Tracklog 10/08/2018

While our friends of http://www.debevrijding.be/ are preparing to redo the liberation tour of 1918 100 years later we decided to stay in the same atmosphere and drove to Verdun to visit the battlefields of 1916...