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... a museum called Dead Man's Corner dedicated to paratroopers. Major Winters donated his army gear to that museum, it was pretty awesome to see! I learned a lot about the two artificial harbors created shortly after D-Day. One was built on Omaha beach but got destroyed on June 19th because of terrible weather. Another was built in Arromanches that was later named Port Winston (remnants from this port still exist, its so cool we can still see ...
The Loire Valley
Post Paris, we spent a few nights of relaxation before our big rail trip began. We stayed in a log chalet in the Loire Valley near the town of Mezeray. The chalet was on Equestrian grounds and was run by a very nice French man named Benoit.
Our days here were spent relaxing in the chalet and by the fire (which we made ourselves after gathering wood from the surrounding forest, we'd like to add!), cooking dinners on said ...
UPDATED: like the back of our hand
... in the sense they are a minority culture with their own local language lost under the "grand flag" of the French Republic. They're cool people, I think they were generally pretty friendly. Bee was also impressed by their crepes, which is the best in France. We tried some with our new friend and host, Emilie. Miam miam!
Next stop PARIS!
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Castles in Brittany
... now) at the bottom and has the church and fortress at the top, it was one of the only places that with stood the invasion of the British during the Hundred Years War and has become a symbol of strength for the French people. As this was all that we had planned we headed back to the hostel and updated our travel blogs and diaries, now only to catch up on washing which we hope to do at our next stop. Starting to stink a little :)
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A Legendary Forest
... the sites, but it was really expensive. So we sucked it up and gave in and bought the tickets to the tour (not a terrible price, about €8 each). I was still bummed and found myself getting in a grumpy mood, but I had to make the most of it. At least we were still going to see three sites, instead of none. So we hopped on the bus and headed towards the Chateau on the Lake. I wish I could tell you that we learned a ton of cool facts and information, but alas, our French is ...