So, today finds us in St Quentin - we are now off rivers as such, and into canals - this one was commissioned in Napoleon's time - and the city St Quentin was founded circa the 2nd century, at the junction of 2 roman roads.
The basilica that overlooks the city is gothic style - it has a unique double transept and stained glass windows from the 13th and 14th century ....
As we wind our way towards Belgium, things begin to blend a bit - a cafe/restaurant was serving Moules & Frites - steamed mussels and (hopefully not steamed) chips - this is a popular dish in Belgium. A shop in the large town square was also selling Belgian chocolate (to which we thought why bother, we'll be there in about a week)
Today was supposed to be short km for me - I opted for 35 not 53km, but at the end of the ride I had to do a loop to pick up some stragglers who were still on training wheels and bring them back to the flock, costing me 7km - so the total for today is 42 .....
Tomorrow sees a total rest day from cycling, 2/3 of us are on a battlefront tour, the remainders will potter at their leisure
Au revoir
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