Retracing the Steps of a WW1 soldier, Episode 362
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Today Annie Sargent brings you a conversation with Dan Funsch about his trip to France around the theme of WW1. On this occasion, Dan wanted to retrace the steps a WW1 soldier who is very special to him because he was his grandfather. He had well annotated photos of his grandfather in various places and wanted to see them himself. We also discuss what Dan learned about doing family research in France, Joan of Arc, and spending Bastille Day in Paris.
About Retracing the Steps of a WW1 Soldier
Dan went to several places to retrace his grandfather's journey during WW1. Our conversation will take us to Reims, several places in the Marne and Bas-Rhin departments, Strasbourg and Paris.
Lots of people have relatives who served in France both during WWI and WW2 and retracing their footsteps is a wonderful way to learn about history and honor their memory.
After the interview I’ll update you on the newest way to get a Passe Sanitaire for visitors to France as outlined in this document.
Discussed in this Episode
- Reims
- Valmy
- Sainte-Menehould
- Brizeau
- Passavant
- Beaulieu
- Varennes-en-Argonne
- Fleury-devant-Douamont
- Simone Veil
- American WWI Meuse Argonne Cemetery at Montfaucon
- La Petite Pierre in the Vosges
- Logis Hôtel Des Vosges (Famille Wehrung)
- Domremy-la-Pucelle
- Spending Bastille Day in Paris
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is, join us in France, episode 362. |
| 0:05.0 | Bonsieur, I'm Annie Sergeant, and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France. |
| 0:11.8 | Great places to visit in France, French culture, history, astronomy. |
| 0:17.0 | Today I bring you a conversation with Dan Funch about his trip to France on the footsteps of his grandfather who was a soldier in |
| 0:25.4 | World War I. Then went to several places to retrace his steps and our conversation |
| 0:31.4 | will take us to France, several places in the Marne and Baron departments, |
| 0:37.1 | Strasbourg or Strasbourg I guess, and Paris. |
| 0:40.9 | Lots of people have relatives who served in France, both during World War I and World War II, and going in their footsteps is a wonderful way to learn about history and honor their memory. |
| 0:53.3 | For the French expression of the week, let me ask you, how do you say trick or treat in French? |
| 1:00.6 | Do you know? |
| 1:01.6 | I'll tell you. After the interview, I'll tell you. |
| 1:02.6 | After the interview, I'll update you on the new way again to get your health passed for a visit to France |
| 1:09.7 | and I'll tell you about my trip tou last week and my upcoming trip to Paris. |
| 1:16.1 | If you like what we do here at join us in France, consider supporting us by visiting |
| 1:20.0 | join us in France.com for slash boutique to check out my cookbook. |
| 1:24.0 | Join us at the table. It's almost Thanksgiving. |
| 1:27.0 | You might need some inspiration. |
| 1:29.0 | My Paris tour is on the Voicemap app. |
| 1:32.0 | And by the way, podcast listeners get a discount if they buy |
| 1:35.8 | from the boutique instead of buying from the app directly and my very popular itinerary review service where I help you craft the best |
| 1:45.4 | vacation in France specifically for you the itinerary reviews are going to go |
| 1:51.0 | on vacation until January. |
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