Tanks in Town, Mons (Belgium), August 30th/31st 2008

[kettenkrad]

Dear Chris,

glad to see you there.

I will also visit some museums around Belgium and Holland before we'll arrive on Friday in Mons. Any recommendations?

I'll arrive on Friday, too. I don't know any interesting locations in Belgium or the Netherlands. May be our Dutch friends can help?

The convoy will pass through the town, woods and grassland. Is it easy to follow by foot or a better idea to take the car, park it, watch the convoy passing and take the car again?

You can't follow the convoy by foot, because they drive too fast and you can't follow by car, because the streets were blocked by police, when the convoy passes and you can't overtake the convoy.

The convoy makes three stops during the ride (Cuesmes, on the field south of Mesvin, north of Hyon) and finally all vehicles meet at the Grand Place of Mons in front of the town hall.

May be there is one vacant seat on my Kettenkrad for the convoy.

What about the event in the Bois Brûlée? Is it on Saturday? Are there many people attending? Possible to get a tank ride? I've seen they've got also a Swiss Panzer 68.

On Saturday all the vehicles are parked in the Bois Brûlée and the tanks are driving arround all the day. You can buy tank rides on several tanks. There is a beer tent and lots of people.
There is also an autojumble for military equipment and spare parts (Most American, no Kettenkrad parts)

Have a look at the website http://www.tanksintown.be and click on "Tank Rides". (On the main page, you have to click on the Union Flag before...)

Best regards
Andreas