Cecil Graf

Three of us spent two days in the Verdun area and couldn't have been happier with Cecil as a guide.  He put together a full two day agenda, which covered all the main WWI sites in the area (and there are a LOT of them).  He had a good sense of what we should see and why, and was flexible when we asked to make changes to the schedule to allow more time for this or that site (even happily going quite late on the first day).  His knowledge was extensive and his demeanor pleasant.  What I liked was that he delivered more than the facts of each site.  He also added some personal perspective, which is necessary to communicate the horrors of WWI.  It's clear that he enjoys his role as tour guide and WWI as his subject.  I don't think I asked a single question that he hadn't thought about himself, so that he always had an answer or his own theory.  Because of Cecil, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Verdun, saw just about as much as one could see during two days and learned an enormous amount, too.