Mémorial de Vimy

Mémorial de Vimy, originally uploaded by anthony_li.

I got my train ticket and I'm off to Vimy at 0618 in the morning to see the Canadian War Memorial their. I have wanted to see this for many years so it is really a dream come true. It is a long train trip with two train changes and I have to change train stations in Paris but that shouldn't be too bad with the Metro from one station to the other. I arrive in Vimy at 4:30 in the afternoon and then I will need to find a place to stay. I tried to do that on the internet but couldn't find anything in Vimy there are lots of places in Arras where I make my last train change and that is about 30 minutes away, there must be something in Vimy though it is a town of over 4000 people.

Snow in the pass toward Spain:



Trout anyone.

Thinking about Vimy

I have alwasy wanted to see the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy and today I'm thinking that might be where I go next. No luck online with train tickets so I will have to take a walk to the local station to see if it is possible to make connections on this Easter Holiday weekend.

I'm staying at a private home here in Saint Jean, run by another very nice older Basque couple I have a room on the third of four floors with a small balcony and view of the back gardens. I always wanted to be able to hang my laundry out on the balcony.



Yesterday afternoon I just happened to be in the right place at the right time for this little show.



I will try and add more about my travel plans later today.