Ibis Caen Porte de Bretagne

... 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>

... at each scene on the tapestry. Without it you would find it hard to depicher the story and miss the little details which bought the tapestry to life. <br> The town of Bayeux itself is gorgeous and miracouslouly escaped WWII bombing...even though it was only 10km inland from the D-Day beaches

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.

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 ...

Tuesday July 14 we went to Beny sur Mer Cemetery where we conducted a Remembrance Ceremony. This was an early morning service, our first of many visits to the incredibly well tended Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemeteries. There was a gentle drizzle of misty rain which was refreshing and yet set a sombre tone despite the cheerful rainbow which appeared as we approached the cemetery. I felt as if I were going to meet a long lost relative or friend because I knew that Reg ...

Hi all Well we left the Le Continental after a good breakfast and another Bon Route, maybe the romantic road is here! We have decided to head for the Normandy coast and Le Mont St Michel. Starting to see a few cars now with English number plates. Empty roads hardly any traffic just perfect sunshine and the roads to our selves. I have found that with our entire luggage on the bike is happiest at 120Kmh just nice ...

... 1939 - 1943) including when Brittan declared war on Germany! The following rooms where dedicated to the Navy, Air Force, Army and all of their sub-units. It was fascinating to see how different divisions played different roles in the battles and also how the Navy, Army &amp; Air Force could come together to hopefully win a battle. The second last room contained specifics on the different key battles that the Ally forces fought in, including the ...

France (Normandy) is beautiful- green hills, tulips, daffodils and primroses, tulip trees; the corner garden store is selling lettuce and other vegetable starts. Garden beds are turned all the way to the edge of the walk. Deep spades of rich soil, waiting for seeds and sun. we had a couple of quiet days in Caen, with friendly and welcoming hostess, stormy weather and cozy kitchen. As in much of europe there are smokers everywhere (but ...

... got to the station there was no luggage storage facilities. I never even considered that there wouldn't be luggage storage facilities, something almost EVERY European train station offers (except Caen). So with the guts of 25kg on my back, 20kg on Megs and 2 day packs swinging from our arms we weren't going anywhere, at least not comfortably. Already behind schedule we immediately gave up on the notion of getting to the museum ...