Hotel Reine Mathilde Bayeux

... steep to get down to the shore, it&#8217;s hard to imagine how difficult the soldiers had it. Seeing the sight at Omaha Beach really made me feel proud to be an American. After the beach, we drove onward to Saint-Malo, which is on the coast, and is a walled city. We stayed at a cute little hotel, similar to a B&amp;B and had dinner at a nice restaurant, too bad I ordered my steak too rare&#8230;<br>

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 had a busy day ahead so we set our alarm for 7am as its still dark at that time and so getting out of bed early has not been easy. I woke to the smell of coffee brewing and scrambled eggs in bed. The deal is I drive and Kim cooks. <br><br>After breakfast we walked over to the beach and on this beautiful sunny morning we found it hard to imagine the blood shed that occurred in 1944. From ...

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.

... many. My French guide made the comment as we explored Normandy... "I may have been speaking German now to you if it were not for those that fought here." Their sacrifice affects many, and touches many... as my guide gave us the details of the American Cemetery, the Australian man next to me had to excuse himself. There is not much else to say, but, Thank you.

... for dessert. It all came to about 15 euros and was actually quite tasty and not as filling as some of the meals we've had.<br><br>I tried the Internet connection again this evening and it worked for about five minutes before it died completely. I was able to get an e-mail through to John telling him that I had been without any access for the past two nights. He responded that he figured I had been arrested for art forgery!<br><br>And it's only 10:40 p.m. now. My earliest night yet!<br>

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... learned important lessons and applied them to the D-Day invasion; these lessons ultimately contributed to the successful execution of D-Day. <br> <br>It was a packed itinerary today; after Ste Mere Eglise, we went to Utah beach, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha beach, and finally, the American Cemetery. It ended up being the longest day, especially with the early start, but also because it was so overwhelming - there is so much information to take in, and is quite ...

... Tours. Olivier would be sharing his personal and hands-on knowledge of the events and places of the D-Day Invasion with me and a few others in our group throughout the day.<br><br>While the photos and videos posted with this entry have detailed captions to recount my day with Olivier covering the American sectors and subsequent day touring alone the British and Canadian sectors (thanks for the list, Stephen!), I must say here that my expectations of the ...

... days - Americans, Poms and Canadians. Ive walked in some serious battlefields in my days but this one is among the very special. Very Special - and Im not a Yank or a Pom. It started the offensive foot hold in Europe - this **** started it all. In the small American town of Bedford a group of boys died on Omaha. These group of boys come from a small Amercian town of some 3,000. Some 15 or so died on Omaha. A tragic loss in the ...