We did a run around Verdurn, an area where many WWI battles were fought. We'd been in this area before, but never in summer. In addition to roads weaving through forests and up and down rolling hills, the French houses and villages are all decorated with flowers - flowers everywhere!
We did the Alsace region in the morning and the Ardonne in the afternoon. And we found a really motorbiking road! After going through Verdun, Fumay and Givet, we reentered Belgium along the Meuse River. This road goes for miles along the banks of the Meuse following the curves of the river through flower decorated villages, past castles and chateaux. Steve is already trying to figure out how to add this route to our next trip!
Dinner in Dinant was tricky, there was some sort of music festival on and the place was packed! We checked restaurant after restaurant and no tables anywhere. We finally decided to take a risk on a Belgiun Chinese, a high risk proposition for us as we always like to focus on the local food when in a country, but one that turned out to be surprisingly good. I love the English translations, 'damp dumplings' was one of the best I've seen so far!
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