On Monday we arrived in The somme. The Somme is the place where world war one raged from 1914 to 1918. many people died during this war. Over 300,000 Australian men were brought over to this area. One of the jobs was to defend the town of Villers Bretonneux. At this stage in the war the Germans were slowly loosing the battle of the Somme. One of the people who fought in this war was my Great Grandfather.
When we arrived at our accommodation in Bayonnaires we unpacked then went straight to Villers Brettoneux where there is a massive memorial and cemetary. It was really sad reading the names of the young men who fought and died in this war. 
We also visited Le Circuit du Souvenir or The Curciut of Remembrance. This took us around many of the prominent towns and memorials of the Somme. In Albert we visited the Musee Somme 1916. This museum gave a very good explanantion of what happened in the war. It also showed you artifacts that have been retrieved from the war and many photos. It was a very moving experience.
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hi bree i miss you so much and did you get my email?
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