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We drive past Soissons and follow the N2 in the direction of Laon. Halfway Laon,
I'm getting a bit sleepy so I look for a parking to rest, have a drink and a few
muesli bars. Then, where the road goes from four lane to two lane, I notice a
storage of crash barriers they use by roadworks. It has plenty of room to park
and we can use the plastic crash barrier modules as table and chair.
Here we had a break for some cookies and a soda
After we stopped, Bruno tells me he just wanted to stop too, for the same reason, so
the timing was good. When I eat something and drink a Redbull I feel a lot better.
We have been driving for two hours since we left Paris and I drove more then 500 km
since I left home this morning.
Relax :-)
When we feel fit again, we get on the bikes and drive past Laon. First on the N2
in the direction of Marle and then, just outside Laon, on the D977 in the
direction of Montcornet.
On our way to Montcornet we pass a small village, Liesse Notre Dame, with an
interesting townsquare.
It has a nice old church, next to it a synagogue, then a very nice "Hotel de Ville"
and a nice statue from one of the World Wars that France was involved in.
The townsquare in Liesse Notre Dame
I think this is (or was) a synagogue
A statue in Liesse Notre Dame
From here we drive to Montcornet. In Montcornet we see a church that looks like
a castle from the Middle Ages. I looks like it is very old and is very big for such
a small village.
An old church that looks like a castle
The villages are very nice here and the roads are good. I never knew this part of
France was so beautiful.
Main street in Montcornet
The D946 goes from Montcornet to Rozey and then the D977 goes to Rumigny. From
Rumigny to Mon Idee, we follow the D877.
Somewhere between Rozey and Rumigny we ride through Brunehamel when we see a
swarm of swallows on an old house.
A swarm of swallows on an old house in Brunehamel
My odometer shows 40030 km now so I passed the 40000 today. The BMW Cruiser
is a nice bike. The brakes and roadholding are very good but I do have to get
used to the trottle response of the injection system.
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