Church in Condé-sur- Marne / Kerk in Condé-sur-Marne

We were able to visit the church in Condé-sur-Marne yesterday evening. Our host gave us the key. It is a very old church from the 12th century. It has been damaged and restored a number of times. The worst damage happened during a German bombardement in the night of 2-3 May 1917. Which took off the roof and destroyed almost everything inside. We hebben gisteren de kerk in Condé-sur-Marne kunnen bezoeken. Onze gastheer had de sleutel. Het is een erg oude kerk uit de 12e eeuw. Ze is een aantal keren beschadigd en weer hersteld. De ergste schade ontstond tijdens een bombardement door de Duitsers in de nacht van 2-3 mei 1917. Dat vernietigde het dak en het meeste dat binnen stond.

Day 20: Condé-sur-Marne - Chalons-en-Champagne

July 22nd 2022
A short day today, 18.9 kms. Temperature at arrival 27 degrees. We didn’t walk as much alongside the canal as we thought we would yesterday. We did follow it, but the track was far enough away from it for at least half the time so that we could not see it. Overall the track was reasonable varied, even though it was quite straight most of the time. Arriving at Chalons, we took the bus to the camp ... read more

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