Heading into Antwerp

Life is a Highway(Tom Cochrane) - Uden,Holland to Connelles,France and Paying our Respects to WW1 Victims on the Way - 19th July 2016

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July 19th 2016
We have another 500km ahead of us today but pretty much highway driving all the way although we do want to try and make two stops on the way. We had seen a TV news item when Prince Harry had visited Thiepval Memorial on the Somme to commemorate 100 years since the battle and we would like to see it as the structure is huge and has the names of all the missing/dead Allied soldiers whose bodies w ... read more

Europe » France » Upper Normandy » Connelles

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more