I was cycling along the D341 from Arras. It is dead straight, wonderfully flat in stretches and coloured yellow on the map. A cyclist came along side. He was an older retired gentleman (OK, he was about to over take me) and he had lots to tell me about the surrounding area.
For instance, the D341 road we were riding on was converted to an airstrip during the war. All the trees on either side were felled and concrete laid down to take the weight of the planes. Now the surface is asphalt and the trees have grown back. I wouldn't have known.
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