Forum International Trip

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  1. Havit

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    #261 Havit, Jan 5, 2018
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    Yes he was lucky. He was a driver in the Royal Engineers.Bringing the Bailey bridges to the front to cross the rivers . The Germans changed all the signs around so he jumped out of his truck to ask an MP for directions when his truck was mortered. He woke up the following day in a ditch without a stitch of clothing on him and a wound in the stomach. The blast had striped him . he lost half his stomach but did rejoin his company and see the war out with them .
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  2. Ken walburn

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    #262 Ken walburn, Jan 5, 2018
    You must be very proud. My great grandad & great uncle are buried in northern France. Not so lucky? I'm not so sure, to live your life with such harrowing memories. I visited their graves a couple of years ago, very moving, very difficult to put into words. Without out heros where would we be now? But in many ways what a waste of life, so many headstones & most younger than 20 years of age
     
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    #263 Havit, Jan 5, 2018
    My Grandad always said "The only Heroes are dead ones" he lost alot of close friends . To live through the sights he saw must have been hell. I can only imagine how emotional your visit must have been.
     
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    #264 Ken walburn, Jan 5, 2018
    Brought me to tears. Took my Dad(84) he was very emotional but very proud & solemn at the same time. Brought us even closer together if that's at all possible
     
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    #266 Havit, Jan 9, 2018
    @andypandy I took your advice and booked the hotel you stayed at in Bastogne:)
     
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    #267 steve lovatt, Jan 15, 2018
    Big sigh of relief today. My niece announced recently that she was getting married this year - great I thought, I'm really pleased for you but I just know that this will be the weekend of the GMU. Then she says it will be sometime in the Autumn - will that affect the International GMU or the DGR?
    Luckily it's going to be in October so I can relax! :):)
     
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    #268 crispey, Jan 15, 2018
    God God man! Dont you communicate with your family? It could have been a diary disaster
     
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    #269 steve lovatt, Jan 15, 2018
    Nah! I just would have missed the wedding - her fiance is a keen biker - he would have understood!
     
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    #270 andypandy, Jan 15, 2018
    She obviously knew what was at stake and moved her wedding to later in the year.
     
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    #271 Havit, Jan 23, 2018
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    #272 steve lovatt, Jan 24, 2018
    Very useful Wayne.
    There are some great roads here - the 259 down into Cochem and the 421 and 327 from Zell to Kastellaun I seem to remember were particularly enjoyable on my old T100! Losing my bearings on the way to Zell and riding past Spangdahlen airbase about to run out of petrol with 189 miles showing on the clock was not so much fun!
     
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    #273 Wessa, Jan 26, 2018
    Hi all been a bit quite re the international trip. I've now sorted out my plans. I will be travelling to Folkstone on 9th September staying overnight and getting the train on the 10th. Heading for Brussels staying at the Hotel Des Colonies, Rue des Croisades 6 - 10, Sint-Joost-ten-Node, 1210 Brussels, Belgium. On the 11th will be travelling to [email protected] where we will stay until the Friday when I will head back to Brussels and then onto Calias for the train and home.

    Looking forward to hooking up with you all in Germany; ride safe.
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    #274 Wessa, Jan 26, 2018
    Yep that one that goes under the channel.......
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    #275 Ken walburn, Jan 26, 2018
    Well effectively it is a train albeit a waterproof one :yum
     
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    #276 andypandy, Jan 27, 2018
    It looks OK. I see on their website it says its "right next to the famous Mosel-Eifel-Klinik, Germany's leading specialist clinic for venous diseases." I'm not sure what that means exactly but I hope you feel better after your stay there !!!
    ;):):confused::D:rolleyes:
     
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    #277 Wessa, Jan 27, 2018
    Come andypandy I'm staying in the hotel not the clinic! :imp::imp::imp:
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    #278 Wessa, Jan 27, 2018
    I bloody hope not!!!!!
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    #279 Havit, Jan 27, 2018
    Its probably cheaper Steve :rolleyes::D
     
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    #280 Havit, Jan 27, 2018
    I was just wondering........When you walk into that clinic, do you get a clap.:rolleyes:
     
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