Great News, Daz, We'll get to see the Daz White Zed in the flesh!!! 
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Archived Expedition to the Battlefields of Northern France
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Hi PhilPhil said:
It would be great to have you and Marise along. At the moment we are trying to put the itinerary together, so we would welcome any suggestions, please feel free to PM us if you have any ideas we should look at.
Mike
I'll send Sandy on a midwife's course, just in caseMrsZ3Cade said:Good news, got my hours sorted at work so as long as all is fine with baby at that time (will be 36 weeks!) we're definately in:ymparty:
. We'll be sure to tailor the events with your condition in mind. Make sure you pack some wellies.Mike
Haha, I'll pack plenty of towelsEnthuZiaZT said:I'll send Sandy on a midwife's course, just in caseMrsZ3Cade said:Good news, got my hours sorted at work so as long as all is fine with baby at that time (will be 36 weeks!) we're definately in
Mike
Don't worry about tailoring the trip around me, if I'm not up for one thing I'll be fine staying where we're staying with my kindle for a few hours. Don't want others to miss out :ymblushing:
^^ your going first in the trenches darling x ;
:-? Now let's try and think of some French boy n girl names just in case
:-? Now let's try and think of some French boy n girl names just in case
z3cade said:^^ your going first in the trenches darling x ;
:-? Now let's try and think of some French boy n girl names just in case
How about Garcon or Petit Pois! Are you having a boy or a girl, It just make life easier when you choosing a name. By the way who are you calling darling
~?Mike
Charming...... :-@z3cade said:^^ your going first in the trenches darling x ;
No we're not going to find out if it's pink or blue, and Non to Garcon/Petit Pois...Liam has strict orders to take me straight back to British soil should the little monkey decide to show up early!
Pauline says Liam will have to be quick as there's no back seat for you to lie on, you'll have to deliver her/him standing upMrsZ3Cade said:Liam has strict orders to take me straight back to British soil should the little monkey decide to show up early!
Although would baby have dual nationality if born in France?
we are ok with the dates
book me and caroline down.
should be good
book me and caroline down.
should be good
Trés bien, Mick & Caroline, will be good to have you both and Dave & Pauline too! B-) It's going to be an amazing memorable trip, starting planning the itinerary with Bazza already :-bd
Mike
Mike
Excellent! Just love labour saving ideas!Titan said:Why not kill two birds with one stone and French polish the Zed?reddyzeddygo said:Will begin polishing up my french (aswell as the Zed).
was a great show that barry can't wait to see the next one.
it must have been hell living in those trenches
it must have been hell living in those trenches
We are not able to make this,Ann and i would have realy loved to have joined you all,but my health has played a bum card again ,and i am going to under go treatment over the coming months,still hopefully fit for summer cruises .I think this is the best one yet.look foward to the pics and write ups.
Mary and myself are sorry to hear that Pete, we hope everything goes well with your treatment.pete59 said:
We do hope you get better soon, Pete, we can always make arrangements at the last moment, if you feel that you and Ann are able to make it after all. :ymhug: It would be good if everybody could be there! :-bdpete59 said:
Hi Guys, :-h At 10.30 yesterday the BmwEF met up and Bazza and myself spent virtually all day planning the Expedition to France. We spent approx. one hour discussing routes, including kilometres & journey times, Toll roads & National routes and Battlefield Trips, then over five hours and several ~o) later, finding suitable hotels!!! By which time Bazza’s stomach was convinced that his throat had been cut. %-( x_x
Bazza is also going to find out if it would cheaper/better, petrol wise, for us all to hire a small bus and guide for the Somme trip as it is a huge Battlefield with so many infamous sites, that we could easily miss, if we attempted it, using only our own knowledge. :-?
Ypres and Verdun we can make our own itinerary and day out, with any other places of interest suggested such as local markets, Hyper markets, Shopping Centres or Museums etc. :-bd
We had difficulty choosing Hotels because of the criteria which was as follows :-
Central to all 3 Battlefield Sites.
Double bedrooms (Not twins)
An internal Restaurant
And to have somewhere to stroll to in the evening.
Add to that the required number of rooms in the hotel, not to mention whether they were available at the time. ~x(
We finally came up with three hotels with varied prices. Not being sure how much everyone is prepared to pay, bearing in mind there will be other expenses such as Ferry Fares and Road Tolls, (Although we will try and use National routes where possible) we have put the website addresses on for your perusal! :-?
CAMPANILE AT ST QUENTIN http://www.campanile-saint-quentin.fr/e ... nt.aspx--- Louvre Hotels Group
£260 for 4 nights without breakfast and taxes
Pros - Central for all three Battlefield sites
Close to large town centre 5 mins walk away
Situated directly next to a major National Route.
Cons Breakfast extra.
‘Travel Lodge Type’ Hotel.
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NOVOTEL LENS NOYELLES AT NOYELLES GODAULT http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-0426-no ... ndex.shtml
Novotels Group
From £188.52 to £319.52 Variety of prices with and without breakfast plus taxes
Pros - Breakfast included.
Range of Prices
Pleasant garden surroundings
Cons Only near two Battlefield Trip sites
Not near Town for evening stroll as on a business park.
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HOTEL DU GOLF DE L’AILETTE AT CHAMOUILLE http://www.ailette.fr/an_index.htm ---Independent Hotel.
From £284.37 to £414.14 (Deluxe) without Breakfast and taxes.
Pros - Very scenic, with Lake and beautiful views from the rooms.
Premiere Class Hotel.
Cons - Breakfast and taxes not included.
Higher prices.
In countryside, so not near town for evening stroll.
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All these Hotels have their own free car parking. ^^
Prices can be verified on http://www.booking.com
We would urge you to come back to us as quickly as possible, as Hotel rooms for this period, being Easter, are being snapped up rapidly. :!! :-bd
Mike & Bazza
We spent approx. one hour discussing routes, including kilometres & journey times, Toll roads & National routes and Battlefield Trips, then over five hours and several ~o) later, finding suitable hotels!!! By which time Bazza’s stomach was convinced that his throat had been cut. %-( x_x Bazza is also going to find out if it would cheaper/better, petrol wise, for us all to hire a small bus and guide for the Somme trip as it is a huge Battlefield with so many infamous sites, that we could easily miss, if we attempted it, using only our own knowledge. :-?
Ypres and Verdun we can make our own itinerary and day out, with any other places of interest suggested such as local markets, Hyper markets, Shopping Centres or Museums etc. :-bd
We had difficulty choosing Hotels because of the criteria which was as follows :-
Central to all 3 Battlefield Sites.
Double bedrooms (Not twins)
An internal Restaurant
And to have somewhere to stroll to in the evening.
Add to that the required number of rooms in the hotel, not to mention whether they were available at the time. ~x(
We finally came up with three hotels with varied prices. Not being sure how much everyone is prepared to pay, bearing in mind there will be other expenses such as Ferry Fares and Road Tolls, (Although we will try and use National routes where possible) we have put the website addresses on for your perusal! :-?
CAMPANILE AT ST QUENTIN http://www.campanile-saint-quentin.fr/e ... nt.aspx--- Louvre Hotels Group
£260 for 4 nights without breakfast and taxes
Pros - Central for all three Battlefield sites
Close to large town centre 5 mins walk away
Situated directly next to a major National Route.
Cons Breakfast extra.
‘Travel Lodge Type’ Hotel.
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NOVOTEL LENS NOYELLES AT NOYELLES GODAULT http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-0426-no ... ndex.shtml
Novotels Group
From £188.52 to £319.52 Variety of prices with and without breakfast plus taxes
Pros - Breakfast included.
Range of Prices
Pleasant garden surroundings
Cons Only near two Battlefield Trip sites
Not near Town for evening stroll as on a business park.
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HOTEL DU GOLF DE L’AILETTE AT CHAMOUILLE http://www.ailette.fr/an_index.htm ---Independent Hotel.
From £284.37 to £414.14 (Deluxe) without Breakfast and taxes.
Pros - Very scenic, with Lake and beautiful views from the rooms.
Premiere Class Hotel.
Cons - Breakfast and taxes not included.
Higher prices.
In countryside, so not near town for evening stroll.
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All these Hotels have their own free car parking. ^
^ Prices can be verified on http://www.booking.com
We would urge you to come back to us as quickly as possible, as Hotel rooms for this period, being Easter, are being snapped up rapidly. :!! :-bd
Mike & Bazza
Sounds like you have a great trip planned! So very tempted, and it neatly fits in with Wiltshire school holidays so I could store the kids at my mums... Any ideas when we will have to commit?
Mike/Barry, the 1st & 2nd hotel links dont work? My preference would be the 1st hotel just due to the location of all 3 sites and the town close by.
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