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Almost over from Laurie
... t know where the relaxed Parisains were who hang it and drink coffee all day. Everyone was in a typical big city rush, maybe they were rushing to get somewhere to relax. I will say, the food in France has been wonderful, even their fast food is real food.
After all the hustle, bustle and crowds of Paris it has been wonderful wandering around Normandy and the beach areas. Bill runs around taking endless pictures of war things and I ...
Pilgrimage part 2
... memorial, bunkers, shell holes, and all. The Ranger memorial is on the point of the bluff. This is probably one of the toughest U.S. assaults in history, much less World War 2.
We had a fine dinner in a small restaurant in Port Bessien. Fish, shrimp, mussels, cooked in a small pot, with Bernaise sauce. It was great. Then back to our B and B. Tomorrow, St. Mere Eglise and the Airborne Museum.
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Pilgrimage
... on D Day. Omaha, an American beach saw, if I recall correctly, around 4000 dead on D Day.
The opening in the cliffs at Arromanches made the perfect place to bring ashore supplies, vehicles, and troops. From June of 1944 to November of 1944, most everything used came ashore there. They built the Mulberry harbors in England, floated them to France, assembled them..............a huge Engineering feat, and a structure, when ...
Setting off for another adventure in France
... Simon is a lively and fun. Always willing to tell you of his travels and where they have been and working, while Jess on the other hand is his quieter more introspective companion. But .....you can see who wears the trousers in this relationship....of course the young lady. He adores her and while they have been travelling, he planned to ask her to marry him. He took her to one of the highest mountains in Switzerland near to where they were they ...
Nothing Like Being There
... Virginians. The average age of the American soldier was 22 and the D Day invasion was their first battle. The average age of the German soldier was 17. The Germans sent old men and young boys who had never been trained and kept their best and brightest soldiers on the eastern front. The Gernans thought it was impossible to retake France by invading the beaches at Normandy. Even though they ...


