Arras at night

We met some friends in Arras this week. It’s about a 3 hour drive north from us, but we’d arranged to meet there as I had wanted to visit the Carrière Wellington tunnels. These were tunnels dug during the First World War under the city of Arras to enable the allied armies to launch a surprise attack on the enemy. I will share more on that tomorrow.

Our friends had driven over from the uk, so it was wonderful to spend some time catching up. We ate at the ‘Le Petit Rat Porteur’, a pleasant restaurant on the lively ‘place d’Heros’. The service was charming and the food very tasty.