Dolmens and menhirs

Here we are at the first point of interest of the walk, the northern dolmen of Wéris and its 3 menhirs. I must confess that Lilou does not care about the historical dimension of the place. She climbs, sneaks, hides… in short: she has fun! YES! As far as I am concerned, I take some time to discover that dolmens and menhirs do not date back from the Gallic period, as many a comic book seemed to suggest. All this actually date back to about 3000 BC and are ancient collective tombs and worshipping places. Maybe I’ll try my luck at Jeopardy next time! While Martin takes pictures, we talk together. As a fine connoisseur of the region of Durbuy, he tells me that beside being an easy walk, it may also serve as a great introduction for children to the joys of cycling or mountain biking. We are indeed going to take easy and not too muddy paths that are perfect to initiate the younger ones. OK, I’ll write it down for next time!

We continue our little journey. Lilou gets tired, I put her in the pushchair but the numerous stones on the way make the stroller shake quite badly. Note for next time: leave the child in the pushchair at the beginning and try to let her walk on the stony section.

After a few hundred meters, we arrive at the Oppagne southern dolmen. More hiding spots, places to sneak into and to climb up. And if it weren’t for the weather, I’d have had lunch right there. Some of those trees must provide some shade in the summer and the place is slightly remote from the walk path. What a great way to enjoy the view!

We hit the road again and my daughter gets a little bored. But what do I see on the ground? Hoof prints. We play riddles, we go through all the animal cries that we know of and she keeps walking without realizing it. These are good tricks to have children walk! The environment is nice with its several vegetal porticoes which must be magnificent when nature wakes up. We chat, observe other walkers in the distance with their dog and time passes quickly, very quickly. We almost reach the end of our walk in this pleasant region of Durbuy. We carefully cross the dangerous road again, and here we are again in the village of Wéris. We can see snowdrops, some dogs and beautiful local stone houses. I admire them and comment on the renovations with Magali while Lilou starts to get tired in her pushchair. We reach the end of the walk on a beautiful square where the various walks and bicycle routes available in the surroundings are displayed. A fountain is also to be found on the square. During the summer season, this spot must be perfect to cool off.