Today we had our visit to the Sir John Monash Centre at Villers-Bretonneux
to go through this brand new centre. It was very crowded (three buses arrived
at the same time) but the immersion theatre was a highlight. They make
extensive use of technology but it did create bottlenecks.
Our seats were about 2/3 of the way up in the middle section.
The view from the rear of the centre allows you to see where the Red
Baron was shot down.
Near the tower.
There were many floral wreaths laid.
We had a two course meal in our Mercedes car, as we were off to see the
Amiens Cathedral which is the largest church in France. Inside there are
memorial plates to the different allied forces who defended France during WW1.
Next stop was the Wellington caves at Arras, of which the tunnels still
exist under the city.
On our return to Arras we rushed off to see the Napoleon exhibition
from Versailles that was in town at the local museum. They did not want to let
us in 30 minutes before closing time but eventually relented once they knew we
were Australians. We whizzed through taking photos of many paintings that I certainly
had not seen before.
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