Angus' Travel Notes and Pictures

A webpage of Angus' cycling trip in 2022 along the Western Front (1914-1918) and Angus and Alison's walking tour of the Tour de Mont Blanc, Via degli Dei, the Dobratsch Circuit in Carinthia, Austria, the Dolomites, Venice, and Iceland

Category: Western Front Way posts

Blog posts from the Western Front Way

  • Up early this morning for the 90 km ride to the Verdun area. It’s raining, so I’ve had an extra “cafe crème”! Yesterday was a shorter ride of about 60 km from Luneville (in the old Duchy of Lorraine palace city) through the larger city of Nancy (which we skirted) and onward for a late…

  • Longer post about September 13…up early to a picnic breakfast of amazing pastries and great coffee across from the hotel and along the banks of the Meurthe River.We were joined by local cycling enthusiasts, Marie Francois, Denis and Yves (also a history buff!). An initial climb out of the town to the north east brought…

  • Spotty wifi so a very quick post. Very enjoyable ride yesterday through villages and undulating bike paths from Saint Die to Luneville. We were joined by three French cyclists Marie Francois, Denis, and Yvres all in their 70s who completed the 71km ride with us! More details and pics to come, but the most moving…