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Feb 25th, 2017, 10:48 AM

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Not Gone From Memory Or From Love — The Western Front Revisited

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The chateau is remote, annhig, and like you, we...

The chateau is remote, annhig, and like you, we prefer to walk or taxi to our evening meal. There is not even a café in the village of Couin. Recognizing that some guests do not want to drive at...

Forum: Europe

Feb 25th, 2017, 06:25 AM

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Not Gone From Memory Or From Love — The Western Front Revisited

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Posted By AnselmAdorne

Car rental, accomodation, and a couple of...

Car rental, accomodation, and a couple of restaurants

We chose Lille as our starting and ending point; it had train connections that worked well for the four of us. There are several car...

Forum: Europe

Feb 24th, 2017, 04:32 AM

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Not Gone From Memory Or From Love — The Western Front Revisited

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Posted By AnselmAdorne

Beaumont-Hamel In a war full of...

Beaumont-Hamel

In a war full of tragedies, one burns intensely in the hearts of Newfoundlanders. On July 1, 1916, the first day of the Somme, the Newfoundland Regiment rose from their...

Forum: Europe

Feb 23rd, 2017, 07:30 AM

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Not Gone From Memory Or From Love — The Western Front Revisited

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Posted By AnselmAdorne

And so we continue ... On our third day, we...

And so we continue ...

On our third day, we started our journey south. We stopped first on Kemmelburg, a small, strategically valuable mountain overlooking Ypres. It was in Allied hands for most...

Forum: Europe

Feb 23rd, 2017, 02:50 AM

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Not Gone From Memory Or From Love — The Western Front Revisited

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Posted By AnselmAdorne

northie and billbarr, I am glad that this brings...

northie and billbarr, I am glad that this brings back memories for you. These sites make a powerful impression on those who are fortunate enough to be able to visit them.

billbarr, here is a photo...

Forum: Europe

Feb 22nd, 2017, 04:59 PM

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Not Gone From Memory Or From Love — The Western Front Revisited

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Posted By AnselmAdorne

Thanks, annhig and Macross. I'll post some...

Thanks, annhig and Macross.

I'll post some more tomorrow.

Forum: Europe

Feb 22nd, 2017, 01:12 PM

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Not Gone From Memory Or From Love — The Western Front Revisited

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Posted By AnselmAdorne

Not Gone From Memory Or From Love — The Western Front Revisited

Squeezed between a busy highway and a canal, Essex Farm Cemetery lies on a narrow strip of land just north of Ypres. There are 1,200 war dead buried here, but it is one grave in particular that draws...

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