Day 18 Wednesday 28/08 Montreuil 23 deg Sunny - John here...After a late breakfast, we wandered into the medieval town to find a laundromat and have a coffee. We then walked the rampart which surrounds the old town. Later we drove to Le Touquet a tourist beach resort, near Calais. - Judy here...Montreuil is very pretty town with an historical background, the British had their headquarters here in WW1, and it also played a major part in WW2. The architect...

Day 17 Tuesday 27/08 Dijon > Montreuil 17deg Cloudy - Today we are off to our cottage for the next week, in northern France at Montreuil. 560k later we find our cottage which is quaint and delightful with a lovely garden in a very quiet one way street. It is well equipped with many interesting pieces and the owner has been very thoughtful in providing lots of information about the area, in particular the WW1 history. As this home is over 200 years old, to...