Wissant France – Abandoned German Remains Sinking Into the Opal Coast

Wissant France. It’s a long way from Iran, in so many ways. And, I’m not just talking about the availability of bacon flavoured alcohol. Don’t be alarmed, this isn’t the end of the Iran posts – I just felt the need to break things up a little with a European interlude, since I’m now on […]

Amiens Cathedral – Icon of French Gothic Architecture, ANZAC Reminder

Amiens Cathedral. The Cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Amiens. religion. Love it or hate it, there is no denying that some of the greatest architectural feats on Earth, were inspired by, paid for, and built in the name of, religion. Amiens Cathedral is no exception. Constructed almost eight hundred years ago, the Catheral over-looks the river Somme, in the […]