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Day 3: Normandy
... over the beach; it was extremely moving. The memorial they have there is phenomenal. The next stop was Utah Beach, where grandpa landed two weeks after D-Day with the Signal Corps. Here, dad got to see for the first time where his father came ashore in WWII. It was incredible. We walked over the crest and saw the beach, walked down and touched the water. We even grabbed a couple seashells for keepsake, and -- get this -- ...
Brest
... aimée si je pouvais rester un peut plus long ou aller plus loin, mais mes chambes brulaient déjà apres 3 heures. J'allais quand-même jusqu'à Saint Mathieu qui est la point toute à l'ouest de la Bretagne. Magnifique. Mais regardez les photos. C'est vraiment impressionnant.
Bon assez pour maintenant. Je vais à Bordeaux maintenant.
A la ...
The D Day beaches of Normandy!
Back in 2003 Ken & I participated in a RV tour of Europe. We visited Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and France during that three week trip. As part of that trip we took a bus tour of the Normandy invasion beaches. It was a somber day and one that we have not forgotten.
We had always said that if we ever found ourselves back in France we would make every effort to re-visit the Normandy area. So, here ...
The Beaches of Normandy Weekend: Part 3
... to death a bunch of times), and explored the craters and bunkers on our own. We walked up and down into the craters, around their rims, and over their damage. Many of the craters have developed distinct footpaths through them as a result of so many people walking through them. There has been no other change to the landscape except that the holes now have grass growing in them, covering the damage. The day was damp and cold, at one point the sky started spitting at us. It ...
The Beaches of Normandy Weekend: Part 2
... with roseettes next to them. The wall is similar to the one in Washington D.C. for all those lost in Vietnam; it emits the same feeling of overwhelming loss.
There are two structures beyond the burial area: a circular chapel and, at the far end, granite statues representing the United States and France. Haley and I went into the little chapel. It has flags hanging on either side of the alter, (something you don't see in any other ...