Northern France with Bunnik Tours
Dennis explores Northern France from it's stunning World Heritage-listed sights to the historic world war battlefields. Sightseeing includes Mont Saint-Michel, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed settlement on a tiny island just off the Normandy coast, a deeply moving visit to the D-Day beaches, the village of Bayeux with its famous ancient tapestry of the Battle of Hastings and the small town of Villers-Bretonneux which was recaptured by the Allied Forces in WWI after 24 hours of German control and the loss of 1200 Australian lives.
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France Travel Diary | Paris, Amiens, Western Front
10 days of summer in France - Paris, Amiens, the Western Front and Giverny.
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Amiens, France
Gothic elegance and vibrant backstreets - the French city of Amiens captured in time-lapse. Enjoy glimpses of the stunning Amiens Cathedral and the medieval charm of the St-Leu quarter. Videography by Kirk Thompson. Music by Tokyoidaho.
Here are a few links to other videos in this series...
Chinon -
Bourges -
Le Puy-en-Velay -
Lille -
Fougères -
Mont Saint-Michel -
Places to see in ( Amiens - France ) Maison de Jules Verne
Places to see in ( Amiens - France ) Maison de Jules Verne
The House of Jules Verne , located at 2 rue Charles-Dubois in Amiens , is the home in which Jules Verne lived from 1882 to 1900 . It now houses a museum that evokes the life, work and public action of the writer, who composed most of his works (more than 30 novels).
Built from 1845 to 1854 for the notary friend Jean-Baptiste-Gustave Riquier, like the other houses in the neighborhood, the tower house is built of red bricks, coated in pink on the street and clear joints on the courtyard. The lintels, cornices and window sills are made of limestone.
The first floor of the house was reserved for the rooms, which were accessed by the spiral staircase of the tower. The writer's study was on the second floor at the corner of Building. In 1882, Jules Verne and his wife, Honorine, settled in this house. They are tenants until 1900. Jules Verne 54, it is at his peak.
In 1980, the city of Amiens buys and opens to the public the house which is then managed by the Documentation Center Jules Verne and hosts the fund of the association. In the year 2000, the city acquired the collection of 30,000 original pieces collected by the Italian collector Piero Gondolo della Riva . The Jules-Verne International Center then developed Jules Verne's House
On four levels, from books and objects that belonged to Jules Verne or his time, the house recreates the atmosphere of a mansion of the late xix th century. The life and history of the city of the time is traced with photographs, posters and writings of the author.
( Amiens - France ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Amiens . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Amiens - France
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La Boisselle/Glory Hole/Lochnagar Crater.
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America Goes Over: Part One
Official U.S. government film documenting World War I. Features footage of the Italian Army's attempts so wage war in the Alps, and of French and American forces on the western front.
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Çanakkale Province, Turkey, Europe
Ari Burnu Cemetery (253 burials) is named after the promontory at the north end of Anzac Cove and was used throughout the occupation. Until 2000, Ari Burnu Cemetery has been the site of the Anzac Day Dawn Service. The cemetery was begun during the campaign. Among the 182 Australian graves are 82 of men from the Australian Light Horse regiments. The first row of graves above the sea wall row A contains mostly soldiers of the 8th Light Horse from Western Victoria. Their date of death tells their story, 7 August 1915, the morning of the charge of the 8th and 10th Light Horse (Western Australia) at the Nek. The men of the 10th lie in rows E and F. In grave E 30 is Sergeant Duncan Bain, 10th Light Horse, who just before the charge was heard ‘calling to his men to get ready and that they would be up on Baby 700’. Another interesting grave is that of Guiseppe Camilleri, Maltese Labour Corps (row J, grave 4). These men, along with British wharf labourers, were brought to Anzac after the August offensive to labour in the rear areas, thus releasing soldiers for work closer to the line. In 1926 and 1927 11 graves from the Kilitbahir Anglo-French Cemetery and three from the Gelibolu Consular Cemetery were concentrated into Ariburnu Cemetery. The cemetery, designed by Sir John Burnet, principal architect of the CWGC cemeteries and memorials on the peninsula, is under the control of the CWGC. It was registered as a cultural heritage Site by the Turkish Ministry of Culture on 14 November, 1980.
PORTEURS D'HISTOIRE(S)/(HI)STORYTELLERS
À la découverte de l'histoire et de l'Australie.../Discovering history and Australia...
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Situé dans la Somme, Vignacourt, a été un village d'arrière-front épargné par les combats en 14-18. Un hôpital y est installé, accueillant blessés mais aussi soldats du monde entier venus se battre aux côtés des Alliés. Parmi eux, plusieurs milliers d'Australiens. Louis et Antoinette Thuillier, un couple de fermiers férus de technologies modernes, en profitent pour les prendre en photo dans des poses très informelles. Ces clichés auraient pu tomber dans l'oubli mais 100 ans plus tard, un groupe de jeunes ados de Vignacourt, est chargé de les mettre en valeur en les exposant et en apprenant l'histoire des soldats pour pouvoir les présenter au public.
Après avoir passé une année à étudier l'histoire et la culture australienne, les jeunes picards entreprennent de partir en Australie en novembre 2013 à la rencontre des familles de ces soldats à qui ils doivent la liberté de la France, acquise au prix du sang de la jeunesse australienne sacrifiée un siècle auparavant. Deux pays, deux époques, deux jeunesses que l'Histoire pourrait oublier mais qu'une collection de photos permet de relier.
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Located in the Somme, Vignacourt was a village behind the frontlines untouched by the fighting in 1914-1918. A hospital was installed, and the villagers welcomed wounded soldiers from around the world. They had come to fight alongside the Allies. Among them, many thousands of Australians. Louis and Antoinette Thuillier, a farming couple keen on modern technology saw an opportunity. They took postcard portraits of the soldiers in informal settings and relaxed poses.
These images might well have been forgotten, but for the recent discovery of the glass negatives. In 2011, a group of Vignacourt teenagers took responsibility for an important project to present the Thuillier Collection to the public. Nearly 100 years after the portraits were made, the Vignacourt youth were inspired to dedicate space in their activity centre, which was renamed Maison des Australiens, to showcase the portraits. They have also researched and learnt the history of the war and the personal stories of those soldiers who have been identified. They now conduct guided tours of the photographic exhibition in Vignacourt.
After spending a year studying Australian history and culture , the young people from Picardy will embark on the next phase of their long term project. In November 2013 they will travel to Australia to meet some of the families of the soldiers who played a part in winning freedom for France. A freedom gained at the price of blood a century ago, with many Australian youths sacrificed.
Two countries, two time periods, two companies of youths, connected by two photographers and their inspiring collection of images.
This century's Vignacourt youth keeping alive last century's Australian soldiers' stories and their role in making history.