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Day 3: Normandy
... There was a monument to Major Winters of the 101 Airborne ( Easy Company) in an area where the paratroopers were dropped, scattered, before the D-Day push to trap the enemy from behind. After visiting all of the cities where grandpa went on his campaign, we opted for a late lunch/early dinner at a family restaurant in Carentan aptly called, "The 101st Airborne Restaurant and Bar." Okay, we thought it would be a tourist trap ...
Brest
... la meilleure vue qui existe). Il se trouve au 12e (je croix) étage).
Delphine est super et honeste. Elle me disait, que la ville n'a pas beaucoup à offrir est je dois aller voir la côte. Et c'est ce que je fait le lendemain. 8heures et 15 minutes par vélo. Je suis très content, que je peut être assis dans le train ici. La campange est tellement belle et je ...
The D Day beaches of Normandy!
... take the train from Paris to Bayeux, a trip of just over 2 hours. Feeling fairly confident in our ability to travel 'independently' we hopped on the train, managed a change of trains in Caen and were met by our guide, William, at just after 9 am. We would spend all day, just the six of us and William, taking in as many of the sites as possible. Unlike our previous' big bus' tour we had William all to ourselves ...
The Beaches of Normandy Weekend: Part 3
... about the attack, one moment the watchman looked up and the horizon was clear; the next, thousands of Allied ships and planes were headed straight for them. Judging from the shear number of craters and their coverage, it is safe to assume that it was basically raining bombs. Those Germans built some pretty strong bunkers, though, because most of them, (if they were not directly hit), are still in tact.
Standing on the edge of a crater, it is hard to imagine that the ...
The Beaches of Normandy Weekend: Part 2
... crosses in the cemetery because the writing is filled in with gold, and engraved down the vertical section of the cross are the words "Medal of Honor". We did not venture to find his grave marker while we were there because there are just too many to look through.
There were some elderly men in Veteran caps walking through the rows with their families. Jane told us that sometimes elderly veterans come to find friends they knew from the ...
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