The wake up was a bleary 6.00am. By 6.45am The Pals were down, with cases and ready to go. By 7.09am rooms were checked, cases were loaded, and we were off. First stop, Dunkirk. The journey was pretty quiet as … Continue reading →

The breakfasting, and lunch making was ever efficient. Thankfully, it was a later “get up” than yesterday with all the sites close together, and close to Ypres. Our first stop was Essex Farm. This was a place that John McCrae … Continue reading →

The pals were awakened at 6.15am to the sound of the pipes, and drums. Tunes of choice were “Farewell To the Creeks”, and “The Battle of the Somme”. All were ready for breakfast at 7.00am sharp, with lunches made at … Continue reading →

We were awoken by Sam, and a bluetooth speaker of pipes, and drums. Following ablutions of various descriptions a light breakfast was taken, and lunches were formulated. We departed at 8.30am, heading to the south. During World War I, the … Continue reading →

Sunday 28th June 1914, 10.45am, Franz Joseph Street, Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary Gavrilo Princip, a young Bosnian Serb who believed in the independence of the Baltic states stepped out of a café. He pulled out an FN Model 1910 pistol, and shot … Continue reading →