Big Basin State Park - recovering from the 2020 fire
Amiens, France
Another 'Golden Hour' photo - this time on the Somme River in the town of Amiens, France (north of Paris). (August 23, 2019. Nikon D7200, 1/125s @ f/8, 24mm, ISO 100.)
Bruges
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruges
WWI trenches near Ypres, preserved as a museum
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sanctuary-wood-museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_Wood_Museum_Hill_62
WWI trenches near Ypres, preserved as a museum
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sanctuary-wood-museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_Wood_Museum_Hill_62
Tomb of Jules Verne, Amiens
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jules-verne-s-tomb
Amiens Cathedral - the tallest and largest cathedral in France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiens_Cathedral
Quai Bélu, Amiens, at sunset
Ruined Church of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire - destroyed in WWI; left as a reminder of the tragedies of war
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ruined-church-of-ablain-saint-nazaire
The sole surviving tank from the WWI Battle of Cambrai in 1917
This was one of the first battles to make extensive use of tanks. https://www.thegoodlifefrance.com/cambrai-tank-1917-museum-cambrai-france/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cambrai_(1917)
Windfarm at 50 Degrees North, 3 Degrees East
http://confluence.org/confluence.php?visitid=21949
Some of the figures at the entrance to Amiens Cathedral
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiens_Cathedral
An entrance to the "Hortillonnages", Amiens
(In French) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortillonnages_d'Amiens
Lochnagar Mine Crater - created on July 1st, 1916 - the first day of the Battle of the Somme
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lochnagar_mine https://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/05/lochnagar-mine-crater.html
Tour Perret, Amiens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_Perret_(Amiens)