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The canal must be deep here for these cargo ships to sail through it so fully loaded. In any case, they stir up a lot of mud, because the canal behind the cargo ships is then filled with brown clouds.

the port of Peronne in a side arm as a dead end

The Château d'Esnes is a historic castle located in the picturesque French village of Esnes. Dating back to the 18th century, the castle is surrounded by lush gardens and a charming park, giving it a picturesque and peaceful feel. The Château d'Esnes is known for its classical architecture, with impressive facades and elegant interiors that reflect the grandeur of that time.

This Cistercian abbey was founded in 1132 by Bernard of Clairvaux and grew into a large and influential community within a century. Royal armies camped there as in a fortress and Charles V signed peace with Henry II in 1556. In addition to the sick and outcasts, travellers and pilgrims also found shelter in the hospital. The largest abbey church in Europe stood here with an extraordinary length of 135 metres. On feast days, 3000 meals were provided to the needy in the wide area. After the French Revolution, it was declared national property and an inglorious end followed as an open-air quarry. Now, restored parts remain, such as the abbot's palace with the dormitories and monks' halls with the chapter house next to it. The 7-hectare abbey park is being restored to its former glory. Open March to November (Tue-Sat 10am-12pm and 2pm-5.30pm, Sun 3pm-6.30pm, closed Mondays).

This is lock number 10 on the Canal du Nord and is known as Allaines. It is situated on the north side of the village of Allaines in the Somme department 80. The 19 locks on this canal are between 6 and 7 metres deep and therefore have stepped bollards built into the lock walls. The lower gates are of the guillotine type rather than the usual double swing gates. The locks are operated by calling a control centre on the VHF. The VHF channels alternate between 18 and 22 for each alternative lock. Each lock has a modern control tower and these were all originally manned but are now empty apart from the locks which act as control centres. Many of the locks have a lock house next to them. In addition, many of them were built with huge side ponds which are used during lock operations to save half a lock's worth of water at each bend. These side ponds are still in use today.

The écluse de Moislains 9 is a lock on the Canal du Nord in France. It is one of 63 locks on the canal and is located near the village of Moislains in the Somme department. It is one of two locks near the village, the other being écluse de Moislains 8.

Parts of this gigantic abbey are interesting to visit. The church has disappeared but must have been enormous. Beautiful garden and shop with, among other things, abbey beer.

The British cemetery of Sains-les-Marquion contains the graves of 255 soldiers who died during the First World War, mainly Canadians who liberated the village from German occupation in September 1918. You can admire the architecture of the cemetery, designed by W C Von Berg, and pay tribute to fallen heroes.