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Visiting The Somme – Somme Battlefields
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WW1 Centenary website by Paul Reed. The main tourist office is in Amiens at:. Comité Départmental du Tourisme de La Somme. 21 rue Ernst Cauvin. Tel: 0033 22 71 22 71. Web: http:/ www.somme-battlefields.com/. The one in Albert often operates bizarre opening times, and an English speaking member of staff is sometimes not available:. Office du Tourisme Albert. Tel: 0033 3 22 75 16 42. Fax: 0033 3 22 75 11 72. Email: office tourisme albert@altavista.fr. Leave at Exit 13.1 and follow the signs for PERONNE.
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Brussels Stories: November 2005
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The world is divided into two kinds of people. People who divide the world into two kinds of people, and people who don't." - Gloria Steinem. Saturday, November 26, 2005. What is the best way to represent Canada from abroad? With beer bottle caps for eyes and chocolate boxes for a nose and arms - a touch of Belgium. Posted by Us : 1:24 PM 66 comments. Friday, November 25, 2005. First snow of the year. Posted by Us : 10:24 PM 0 comments. Thursday, November 24, 2005. A new power drill. Probably the highlig...
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The Schmidt List: Phil's trip to France March 7 - 16, 2008
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A description of Phil and Sue's adventures and a means to share this with friends and family. Saturday, April 12, 2008. Phil's trip to France March 7 - 16, 2008. Friday, March 7:. Saturday, March 8:. We arrived in Paris at about 8:30 local. Located in the 2e arrondisment. After returning to the hotel and getting a half hour power nap, I joined the group in a walk to a restaurant for a welcome to Paris dinner. The restaurant appeared to be a place that specialized in group meals and the dinner was jus...
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Presentation
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Betty Webber and I at logeast wood. I am married to a British woman and I have lived in the village of Achiet-le-grand since 1988. My wife Dawn worked four years for Avril Williams at Ocean's villers Tea Room. And works now at the Thiepval visitor centre. During this time, I listened to Avril, her guests, learned about WW1. Chairman of the Somme Remembrance Association www.somme-remembrance.com. The village was awarded the Croix de Guerre because it had been totaly destroyed during the war.
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The Schmidt List: April 2008
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A description of Phil and Sue's adventures and a means to share this with friends and family. Monday, April 28, 2008. Phil and Ted's marvelous adventure. Saturday, April 19. Walking in snow-shoes wasn't difficult. They gripped the snow and supported our weight well (no mean feat.) Our first stop was above Nymph Lake where we met another hiker who took our picture. Strangely enough, we also came across another hiker who looked exactly like Ted, so we took a photo of the two of them. E, but the final v.