Chateau de la Roque Hebecrevon

Next stop were we stepping back in time even further...to 1066 to be exact and the battle of Hastings which is deplicated on a 70 m piece of embroidded cloth known as the Bayeux taperstry. On entry to the tapestry you are given an audio guide which provides a running commentry on what is ...

... we drove past Courseulles code name Juno Beach and onto Arromanches code name Gold Beach and where the famous Mulberry Harbour was built.

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 ...

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 ...

... There's an audioguide that goes with it so you can walk along the length of the tapestry and understand what's going on. (Hint: The Duke of Normandy is more commonly known as William the Conqueror.) Anyway, I was really pleased to see it.

Yvonne went on to the cathedral (which is pretty nice from the outside; good gargoyles), and I went back to the hotel to get my laundry and go across the street to a laundrette. It took me a while to figure out how to pay ...

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... that had effectively evacuated the premises. Most access points were blocked with debris and rubble cluttering the floor and filling the once used doorways. It’s almost best to distance yourself and try not to think of what this place was like as the destruction occurred early in the morning of June 6, 1944.

It’s all very real to Brian though. He’s always trying to picture what may have been, and ...

... to be able to move the guns and see how tough it was move them. Or, to be surprised with at how easy it was to lift some of the guns, if they were properly balanced. (My 12 year old brother lifted the 20 mm anti-aircraft enough to be able to theoretically move it, however there was not enough room in the barn). There used to be a place like this in Ottawa, "Vimy House". It was used as a storage house for big stuff (vehicles, guns, cannons...) that ...

... day. If you saw the opening 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan you have an idea of what that morning was like. Christoph told us that because of the wood and metal obstructions that the Germans had put on the beach to damage the boats, the Allied forces had to wait until low tide to approach. At lowest tide, the beach stretches out to 500 yards of sand. That's five football fields they had to try and get ...

... amazing...must see area! After the "point" it was off to Utah Beach. Daylight worked against me so I headed back to the town of Bayeux to find a place to crash. Bayeux was the first town liberated after the landings at Normandy. After getting cleaned up I headed to the center of town to get a few pics of the Bayeux Cathedral and took in a few beers at "Pub Fiction" and called it a night!