Saturday 25 June
Had to say farewell to our lovely little gite. Chatted to Chris and Marlene for a while and watched the tiny red squirrels scamper up and down the walnut trees.
It seemed to take a long time to get to Amiens. Our first stop was Villers Bretenneaux. We stopped at the war memorial to the Australians who died in World War 1. What I found so disturbing was that the memorial and cemetery were once again a battleground in World War II and there are bullet marks in the headstones and on the memorial walls. As if being shot at once wasn’t bad enough!
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| Somme countryside |
Sunday 26 June
Drove through the Somme. It was a misty morning which added to the atmosphere as we recalled the events that occurred some 95 years before. We went to Poziers and then we went to Mont St Quentin where we saw another monument to the bravery of Australian troops.  |
| Monument to British Troops |
Heading home......
Charles de Gaul airport was a trial to get through. Then it was simply a matter of persevering through four flights, all of which were delayed, with all the requisite check-ins, immigration clearances and security checks. Finally, after a number of hours which is too hard to calculate, we were happy to be home.
