Our panniers - Steve and I each carried two rear panniers and a handlebar bag
Departing from the Auberge du Lion d'Or at Nanteuil-sur-Marne
The trail along the river sometimes dwindled to a mere path
Field of mustard plants
Panorama de Charly-sur-Marne
Steve, checking his map
Tableau explaining the panorama before us
Field of poppies
Poppies
Molly in the poppies
The poppy I picked for Esther Morrison
I carried Esther's poppy with me for a while
House along the trail - has a terra cotta cat on the chimney
Cat figure on the chimney
Path along the Marne near Romeny-sur-Marne
We stopped at a patiserie in Essômes-sur-Marne
Inside the patiserie
Almond meringues
Gargoyles on the cathedral at Essômes-sur-Marne
The hill we climbed to reach Côte 204 (this is the west side)
Côte 204 American Monument at Château-Thierry
America and France, figures on the American monument at Château-Thierry
Inscription on the American monument at Château-Thierry
America and France, figures on the monument
American monument at Château-Thierry
Names of the divisions which took part in the 2nd Battle of the Marne are inscribed on the American monument at Château-Thierry
East side of the American monument at Château-Thierry
Map on the American monument at Château-Thierry
Molly at the American monument at Château-Thierry
Steve looks out over the valley from the American monument at Château-Thierry
View of Château-Thierry from Côte 204, looking east
American monument on Côte 204 at Château-Thierry
Memorial to the US 3rd Division in Château-Thierry
The 3rd Division earned the nickname "Rock of the Marne" for its stand at Château-Thierry
The memorial which stands in Château-Thierry today replaced an earlier one
Photo of the earlier 3rd Division memorial in Château-Thierry
Demarcation stone in Château-Thierry
Explaining the demarcation stones
Memorial to the Resistance in Château-Thierry
Maison Franco Américaine or MAFA (House of American and French Friendship) in Château-Thierry
The MAFA contains an exhibit about Quentin Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt and sons
Letter of condolence from John J. Pershing to Teddy Roosevelt
Pres. Roosevelt's reply to Gen. Pershing
In 1918, there was a popular song by this title
Château-Thierry
At Château-Thierry - the bridge was replaced after being destroyed in WWI, keeping the German army from crossing the Marne
Bridge at Château-Thierry
The American Memorial Church at Château-Thierry
Exhibit in the small museum at the American Memorial Church in Château-Thierry
The American Memorial Church was built and equipped with personal donations from individual American families
Steve, reading an exhibit explanation in the American Memorial Church at Château-Thierry
Items such as this pulpit were donations to the American Memorial Church in Château-Thierry
The pulpit was given in memory of the chaplins who died in service during WWI
The stained glass window in the American Memorial Church is remarkable
Stained glass window in the American Memorial Church depicts a meeting between Lafayette and Pershing
The American Memorial Church in Château-Thierry as it appeared when new in 1924. The American Reformed Church donated the building to the Reformed Church of France.
The town hall of Château-Thierry
Château-Thierry has runis of an old château on a hill behind the city hall. It dates back to the 10th C.
Our overnight spot at Chierry, the Ferme de la tuèterie, was home to the French author and fable writer, Jean de la Fontaine
The breakfast room at the Ferme de la tuèterie was the very room in which Jean de la Fontaine did most of his writing