Very strange question here, and not my usual commentary. As this is a site for military folks, I'd thought I'd give it a try.
Anyway......
This summer, the wife and I are going to France for two weeks. We'll be on a tour for most of that time, but we have a day or two pre and post tour to do our own thing.
I'm very interested in First World War battlefields, especially those which still have trench residuals in the countryside. I was wondering if anyone had any experience touring Western Front sites. I'm looking at Ypres (Belgium) and the area around Amiens (Thiepval, Beaumont Hamel, and other 1916 Somme sites).
So, has anyone ever visted these places? Have you used a tour? Can you see a good bit in say four or five hours?
I know it's a shot in the dark, and way off-topic from the general purpose of the forum. It's military-related, though
Anyway......
This summer, the wife and I are going to France for two weeks. We'll be on a tour for most of that time, but we have a day or two pre and post tour to do our own thing.
I'm very interested in First World War battlefields, especially those which still have trench residuals in the countryside. I was wondering if anyone had any experience touring Western Front sites. I'm looking at Ypres (Belgium) and the area around Amiens (Thiepval, Beaumont Hamel, and other 1916 Somme sites).
So, has anyone ever visted these places? Have you used a tour? Can you see a good bit in say four or five hours?
I know it's a shot in the dark, and way off-topic from the general purpose of the forum. It's military-related, though