Best Western Moderne Caen

This last weekend my program's group traveled to Normandy and Brittany. It was a very cool trip! On Saturday we drove from Paris to Caen, Normandy. We visited the Memorial de Caen, which is a museum/memorial from WWII. Caen was a city during WWII that was occupied by the Germans, and it was a major victory when the Allies were able to seize it. After Caen, we drove on to Omaha Beach to the American ...

... at each scene on the tapestry. Without it you would find it hard to depicher the story and miss the little details which bought the tapestry to life. <br> The town of Bayeux itself is gorgeous and miracouslouly escaped WWII bombing...even though it was only 10km inland from the D-Day beaches

... we drove past Courseulles code name Juno Beach and onto Arromanches code name Gold Beach and where the famous Mulberry Harbour was built. <br><br>The Mulberry Harbour was made by the British. Over a dozen old ships on their last voyage were intentionally sunk as the foundation of the harbours break wall. Several dozen extremely large concrete blocks which were transported across the seas ...

Arrived at Ouistreham just before dark and found an Aire de Service right on the beach and this time it was free! The downside was it was right next to the ferry terminal and the 6am ferry to Portmouth the next day was kill the tranquilo the next morning. Kim's Maison du Scooby cooked up a storm. Pork fajitas on rice - delicious. I gave it 5 stars.

The trip to Normandy was a lot to absorb. It's hard to believe, that my grandfather Kelly was there on D-Day over 60 years ago.I certainly do not think I would have survived. I am thankful he did, I wouldn't be here. Nor my mother and her siblings, my sisters, or my nieces. His sacrifice has not only affected the existence of my own life, but the daily lives ...

... see memorials, flags and plaques for the brave men and women of other countries. I really enjoyed learning the history of this drop zone as everything I have read or seen always focuses on the American landing at Omaha&#8230;what a nice segway.<br><br>Next beach is Omaha. Again it is great to hear the history, see the memorials and walk through the various bunkers. This as well as the various ramparts and guns on display give a tiny insight into the virtually insurmountable ...

... point. They were then able to run men, supplies, and munitions in to the mainland to backup those troops who made the initial invasion, and really take back Europe. We could see the concrete pieces still out in the Channel, forming a ring. Pretty incredible. There were many monuments there to the Corps of Engineers, and goodness knows that was quite a cool engineering feat. The other awesome highlight was the visit to Pointe de l'Hoc ...

... Unfortunately, the point at which I left my clothes, a wave came up and drenched them. But, it wasn't the end of the world because nothing was ruined. Afterwards, we walked the beach back to the apartment. I was, of course, drenched and soaked, but it's all good, I'm in Normandy. A cool thing here, is that they legalize fireworks. As we walked back along the beach, we saw an arrow of fireworks set off in front of us on the beach. Next day was a ...

... hospital, so help was immediate. However, after a night in hospital, Loretta and Theresa decided it would be prudent to fly home. My original thought was to fly home, too. But, with my most favourite little computer, I was able to talk with my brother Bob over the internet, and he helped me see that I might as well make lemonade from the lemon of a situation. After all, it would cost me an extra $1000 to change my flight ...

... and desperate straw-grasps at points of interest for tourists. Equally though it seems to me like a place that would become great if you really knew it well. I didn't have time. I was only slightly disappointed at missing the 'Futurama'. No idea, but it sounds cool. I left before breakfast. The last day was less picturesque as I used more motorway and the land was flat, dull, agribusiness farmland very much like any other in Europe ...