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TAR16 - EP5: "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?" (France)

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Cocoa:
Found a vid at Youtube. A reenactment of a WWI fight in Fort Seclin. (But if this is posted before, I'm sorry for not browsing again! :lol3)

georgiapeach:
There is tons of stuff in the location and spec threads...if anyone wants to, please quote and bring over anything relevant!! puddin and I would appreciate the help right now!! :tup:

Sailing:

--- Quote ---Maybe this helps:  (not the dates, just the location)


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Date: Saturday 17th October 2009
Fort Seclin

Great War Event at Fort Seclin nr Lille France. 17 & 18/10/09


copied from here http://www.thegreatwarsociety.com/

Info on Fort Seclin
http://www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/page/affichelieu.php?idLieu=1163&idLang=en

This needs a lot more "TAR Detecting", but I'm not very good at it (see screen name  )
 
 
« Last Edit: January 23, 2010, 02:03:05 PM by 2old4tech » 
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*Brought over from the speculation thread

Sailing:

--- Quote ---2old4tech,

When I saw the video, I have a new appreciation for the probability of Fort de Seclin being the right place. It could well be that place, as few places in France are a permanent and living museum. I think here are some great ideas for tasks:

1. Dressing up as soldiers and marching (playing the British, French or German soldiers does not look difficult and I think the probability of another Andrew/Dan marching trials/tribulations is low)
2. Find an object in that museum (I am recalling Amazing Race Asia 3 - the Miniatures Museum in Taipei)
3. Dig trenches

I am honoring your find with a map of the south side of the greater Lille area(see lowest pane) showing Seclin about 10 miles south of the center of Lille, just west of Route National E17/A1. Look to the left of the circled H. That is maybe a 20 minute drive from the train station to Seclin. With left-hand drive like in the U.S. and signage that is eminently readable there is no reason why AR16 teams could not go to self-drive vehicles which they then take on to Charles de Gaulle airport.

Map of Area near Seclin France in bottom pane

I would also like to furnish directions from Seclin to CDG airport, which is 16 miles northeast of the center of Paris. It is quite simple:

1. Get on the A1 toll road south to Paris for approximately 175 km. Take the exit 6-Roissy-en-France.
2. Do a zig-zag left/right/left/left/right/right/left/right for the next 8 km.

 
 
« Last Edit: January 23, 2010, 09:29:57 PM by apskip » 
 
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*from speculation thread

theschnauzers:
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