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Published: June 23rd 2009
Citadel in Bitche, France
The nigh-impregnable CitadelWe slept in a little and then piled into two cars for a day-trip to France. We drove to a town in the Moselle area of France, named Bitsche in German, Bitche in French. On the hill in Bitche, there was a citadel converted into a museum with an interactive and historical tour. They had a very interesting set-up for visitors - you put on cordless headphones that pick up signals in any language. They guide you around the old rooms and you follow the story of a French soldier during a siege in by the Germans in 1870. Once inside, there were movie screens that told of the battle between the French and the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. The French withstood assault in the citadel for 230 days. We’re going to have to look up some history on Wikipedia so we really understand it all. We took a short walk into a little garden which was as much art as flowers and took some fun pictures. Then we took a little unintentional detour into the French forest - we found roads that weren’t on the GPS or on our maps. We skirted a military installation and kept
Listening to History
Amy with big ears in Bitsche hitting forbidden roads. Amy was looking for some nice French servicemen to help, but no luck. We did see some bunkers from the Maginot Line - a line of defense in WW2 but not a very effective one for the French. Once we found our way, we decided to skip a tour of a nearby castle because it was after six. That meant it was time to eat again, at a French restaurant this time. We had actual French Onion Soup and REAL French Fries (Pomme Frites)! A nice day in two countries.
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