simovitch Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Anyone heading to the Ardennes in mid December? My wife gave me the green light and I'm booked into a small ski chalet outside Malmedy for 5 nights. The local historical societies and governments have some cool stuff planned, check it out here Average temperature is about 37 degrees F. in December. should be alot of Fun! :cool: (yea, she thinks I'm NUTS... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mies Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 I have been there last year near the end of October. I convinced my late girlfriend that the Vielsalm - St. Vith area was an excellent place for a long weekend. Really worth my time anyway. She just had to endure the little museums and broken down tanks along the roads. Mies 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foobar Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Ahh, you just described two of my favorite vacations I have ever taken. The first trip I stayed in Luxembourg city as a home base, and traveled the south bulge battlegrounds. I also drove the advance route of Kampfgruppe Peiper, from the German 'border' all the way to La Gleize. I also got caught up in a parade group with a police escort through Bastogne. They thought I was with an ROTC group and waved me through. I was parked with the official busses as a wreath was presented by the mayor of Bastogne at one of their monuments Second trip I stayed in Clervaux. AWESOME town. You have to see it, I cant even explain how magical it felt. That was last year, and I did most of my traveling around the north edge of the bulge, St Vith. I walked around the hilltops of the Shnee Eifel where the 90th division was encircled. There are some great books out there that are battlefield travel guides. This year I just dont think I can talk my wife into Wallonia again, even though it is just about my favorite place in the world. This year is Paris, with a daytrip out to Saumur. Bottom line- GO TO CLERVAUX, see the ww2 museum, the monestary and sit down for a nice kriek beer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mies Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Ah yes Clerveaux, I went there as well. Inside the museum with the big Battle of the Bulge map on top of the hill, there was a German vet talking about how he was in the fights near Bastogne. I was a bit overwhelmed to be hearing real life account from someone from "the other side" cause I should have asked him which unit he was in and what not. Clerveaux was deffinately worth it. P.S. not trying to sound like the local tourist office there. Mies 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simovitch Posted November 4, 2004 Author Share Posted November 4, 2004 yes, my brother Mark and I took a one day wirlwind tour of the battlefield in October 2000 (Echternach-Vianden-Dasburg bridge-Clervaux-Bastogne-Houffalize-Stoumont-Butgenbach-Rocherath) while the rest of our family toured Trier. One day was just not enough though. I plan to hike Rollbahn A from the Hollerath knee to Rocherath on one day, and up the railroad cut from Lanzarath to Bucholz station on another. Being by myself is the only way I can really do these crazy ventures that I always wanted to do, like a 5:30AM vigil on Dec. 16th with some veterens in their old front line foxholes... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmavis Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 My wife discovered she had Belgian relatives a couple of years ago. So, I'm trying to see if we can go to Belgium this December. It should be sweet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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