On May 31, 2014, the town of Montmirail, France, not far from Paris, will host a reenactment of Napoleon’s victory near the town 200 years ago. It sounds like a wonderful opportunity for visitors, as well as the battle, a dinner, by reservation, at the chateau with the “emperor”, bivouacs to be visited, a remembrance of the Great War on June 1st, even a concert.
Read more here, in France Today.
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Any idea if they’ll do a 200 year reenactment of Waterloo in 2015, PortMoresby?
I suspect not. There was a question, a few years back when Eurostar came into London’s Waterloo Station from Paris, whether it was to make the point to every French person who bought a ticket.