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Day 3: Normandy
... Tommy said it was like grandpa answered (as he would), "Does it matter? It all smelled like horse **** and so did we!" Meanwhile, there were no horses around. We drove on through Ste-Mere-Eglise, Vologne, and Carentan, and it was surreal. they were all fairly small towns, old, and you could picture the door-to-door searches, snipers in the tower windows, and bombed-out homes. Many of the original walls and buildings still ...
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.
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The D Day beaches of Normandy!
... this trip to Normandy was the high light of our trip. Nothing I can share with you, words or pictures, can replace the experience of walking the beaches our troops did back in 1944 and experiencing that history first hand. Ken and I are already talking about a return visit at some point in the future. We will spend time in Normandy and give the area the time and attention it deserves - Paris will just have to wait! ...
The Beaches of Normandy Weekend: Part 3
... late, (and the last ones, of course), because it started to rain and we got lost in the craters. All of the holes started to look the same and we could not find our way out. When we finally did, we ran back to the bus, past the information center with the sewage construction making the area reek, and toward an irritated Jane, frantically waving in our direction. She probably thought we were lollygagging on purpose. Then we loaded the bus, seat belted in, and left Point du Hoc behind.
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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 ...