After leaving Paris we headed to Mont St Michel on the west coqst of france qnd it was breathtaking. A grey overcast day suited the old monastry perfectly. It is probqbly the highlight of our trip so far. I will try and get some pics up soon........ when I can find a computer to upload them to.
We then spent the night in Honfleur which is ne of the most bequtiful port towns in France, right at the mouth of the Seine River, we LOVED this place.
From there we headed to villers-bretonneux in the Somme bqttlefield region in the North. This is the home of the Australian WW1 war memorial. It is a stunningly beautiful place that has an amazing sense of peace. We had the whole place to ourselves with the exception, strangely, of 3 elderly german tourists. You may not know this but the memorial is the original resting place of the unknown soldier who is now in Canberra.
If you do not know about villers-bretonneux qnd its incredible significqnce in WW1 you should google it qnd become a proud Australian. It was one of the key parts of our trip and it was incredibly memorable.
We then headed to the ballooning event in the Lorraine region of France. I q, flying a french homebuilt balloon with the Frenchman who built it. I hqve a whole extra post for the event dqys to come, but let me leave you zith this thought, 329 balloon world record........
http://hotairballoon.ning.com/photo/chambley-0043?context=latest
until then readers..................
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