| Family Travels Northern France |
| Surrounding Areas-- Vimy, Calais, Berck, Brugge |
| We daytripped from Beaufort to Calais during our visit in 1990. This was during the construction period of the Euro Tunnel. What we enjoyed the most was driving through the countryside and stopping when we felt like it....traisping through someone's farm field and exploring WWII bunkers at will. |
| Don't miss out on a day trip to Brugge....see our Belgian page |
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Pisciculture de Monchel Fishing for lunch |
| It was like exploring a completely new lifestyle...borrowing eggs from the neighbors hens to make mayonnaise...which I thought could only come from a jar. ---Erica, age 13 |
| It is really hard to describe how truly wonderful this little town is...basically, a one street village with no traffic or stoplights. The musical bells chime...and everyone goes running. No, its not the ice cream truck...its the BREAD truck with its daily delivery of fresh bread ---Mom |
| During our trip in 2002, we were guests of Christel, Jean Francois and Coline in their father's home in Beaufort. (We also had the pleasure to visit them in 1990 before children) Beaufort is a little village--no stores or shops...just lots of friendly neighbors to borrow an egg from to make fresh mayonnaise or share a jar of cassis jelly. Even the bread is delivered to you daily. Life is different here. You relax. Everything is done the simple way. When asked if we wanted fresh fish for dinner, we replied yes.....then were bundled into a car, driven to the local pisciculture and "fished" for lunch at the local fish farm. It puts a whole new meaning into the word "fresh" |
| Beaufort |
| Dates Visited -- 1990, 2001 |
| Arras |
| About 20 minutes away is a little village of Arras, famous for its town square and chalk caves under the town center. We visited here both in 1990 (before family) and in 2001. Don't forget a sweater or coat for the caves. The Caves were used during WWII during Nazi occupation and French resistance. |
| We visited VIMY Ridge Memorial...a memorial to those who fought and died defending France in World War I--it is inscribed with 11,000 names of dead or missing Canadians |
| Picture taken from standing in the French front line trenches....... People in background are in the German trenches Imagine the fighting. |
| I remember when I first tasted Nutella., It was so good it seemed addicting. Amanda, Age 6 |
| Berck |
| Vimy Ridge |
| Our first fondue Brent's 10th Birthday |