sven
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Waiting to board the North Sea ferry to Zeebrugge – much better than heading south 
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The French war cemetery at Verdun, which is even larger than the US cemetery at Omaha beach
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We spent the first night in an Ibis next to the old town in Strasbourg which only cost 38 Euros and had a secure courtyard car park. The old town was very nice too (photos from Trudi's camera as I left my G11 in the room
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The French war cemetery at Verdun, which is even larger than the US cemetery at Omaha beach
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We spent the first night in an Ibis next to the old town in Strasbourg which only cost 38 Euros and had a secure courtyard car park. The old town was very nice too (photos from Trudi's camera as I left my G11 in the room
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Lovely memories for me and Mrs B . Been on all those roads and will be doing them all again.