We started the day by driving to Hartmannswillerkopf in the Vosges (pronounced vōzh )
to a memorial to the soldiers who died in the WWI campaigns in this area.
to a memorial to the soldiers who died in the WWI campaigns in this area.
"He gave his life for France"
A map of the trench warfare that occurred in this area.
The grey line is the front with German troops on the right and Allied troops on the left.
Orange lines are the trenches that can be visited.
Michele tells me that Australian troops did not serve here but in campaigns further to the north in France.
We headed back north through the Vosges. Unfortunately it was overcast but nevertheless very beautiful. On a clear day you can see the corresponding mountain range in Germany - the Black Forest - on the other side of the Rhine River. Remember to click any panorama like this for an enlarged view.
Berries were in season and we hadn't eaten for, oh, at least an hour
so we had a berry tarte at a small cafe at the top of one of the ridges
Then we continued to a village called Kaysersberg.
It is the birthplace of Dr Albert Schweitzer
This village is exactly the way it looked hundreds of years ago.
It reminds me of the illustrations of villages in the fairy stories I used to read as a child.
Still read.
Somehow this village survived the ravages of two world wars.
It is now a very popular tourist destination.
It is not Disneyland. Real people live and work here.
A small river flows through the village
This is Denis and Nathalie's home and we are running late . . .
. . . for another wonderful meal; this time as the guests of Denis and Nathalie.
The young man in the photo is Nicolas' brother Maxime.
G'day Mate! after the blue tooth thing, Jenni creates the blue tong... but wait, there's more to come...Luv
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