WWI Cambrai Memorial

Cambrai is just bursting with history. One of the battles of WWI was fought right here- on the streets we walk on every day. After regularly passing by an old, cobblestone tower, I finally decided to read the sign on it- turns out it's a tower archers used as a lookout. So crazy! Northern France and Southern Belgium are chock full of WWI sites, perfect for day trips, which are perfect for us since Russ doesn’t get much time off. We decided to go visit a nearby site- the Cambrai Monument, in a tiny village- Louverval, France.  There was a memorial for soldiers from the UK and South Africa who were never found; engraved in the marble walls of the monument are over 7,000 names.  We followed stairs down to a small, peaceful cemetery with a pretty backdrop of rolling green fields. It’s hard to even fathom the destruction that came from WWI. I am, well what’s the opposite of a history buff?...anyways, I don’t know much about history, but living in Cambrai is good motivation to learn more.

The little village we were in was so quiet, the only noise came from the traffic passing through it. On our drive home, I saw a house engulfed in bright red leaves and immediately made Rusty pull over. I had never seen a house this covered in leafy ivory and I am so glad I got to witness it in the Fall! 

Rusty's teammate was nice enough to let us borrow his car, love this Twingo!