Several years back my friend and I were in Paris and decided we wanted to go to Vimy. ( We had both just re read The Stonecarvers by Jane Urquhart) . We could find no tour so decided to take a train. We got off the train in a cornfield. An older gentleman approached us and noted that we were two Canadian ladies wanting to see the memorial. BTW it is 17 km out of town. We declined but he convinced us he was the only game in town -pas de buses pas de taxi. So with fear and trembling we 60 something ladies took the ride. Both of us sure our throats would be slit. Turned out to be the most wonderful day . Too long a tale to tell here but it ended with a note from Jane Urquhart . M Du Vlo( not sure of the spelling ) was featured in a CBC documentary about Vimy . Take the ride ( unless of course it is a serial killer offering )
Several years back my friend and I were in Paris and decided we wanted to go to Vimy. ( We had both just re read The Stonecarvers by Jane Urquhart) . We could find no tour so decided to take a train. We got off the train in a cornfield. An older gentleman approached us and noted that we were two Canadian ladies wanting to see the memorial. BTW it is 17 km out of town. We declined but he convinced us he was the only game in town -pas de buses pas de taxi. So with fear and trembling we 60 something ladies took the ride. Both of us sure our throats would be slit. Turned out to be the most wonderful day . Too long a tale to tell here but it ended with a note from Jane Urquhart . M Du Vlo( not sure of the spelling ) was featured in a CBC documentary about Vimy . Take the ride ( unless of course it is a serial killer offering )
We have forgotten that most of humanity is good at heart - time to do a rethink
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