Kyriad Caen Sud Ifs
698 Route de Falaise, Porte d'Espagne Ifs, Basse-Normandie, Normandy, 14123, France
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Nothing Like Being There
... them in video or photographs. . Imagine getting off of a ship carring pounds of gear; finding yourself in water up to your neck and being shot at from cliffs. If you made it to the beach, you would have to somehow make it across a beach wider than several football fields while dodging bullets, land mines and other obstacles. On June 6, 1944, 2500 American soldiers died on Omaha Beach, ...
Normandy
... streets and dozens of cafés right on the water. We stopped for a quick coffee and made our dutiful emptied our wallets during a quick shopping spree before hitting the road for Rouen. Once in the big city (using these terms loosely), we gave ourselves a tour of the Joan of Arc sights, the major cathedrals, and--most importantly--the pastry shops. It's shameful to admit the number of patisseries we visited, but ...
EURO-RAIL Adventure - Normandy
... to take an overnight train to Nice, France where we'll spend several days before heading west along the southern coast of France. We'll post photos as we travel. Bill calls this a "hybrid" hiking trip through Europe. As Kathryn and John did for two months this past summer, Bill and Lorraine will basically backpack through Europe using the EURO RAIL pass. But, instead ...
Exploring Normandy
... that the stairs are winding and as old as this villa...from the 18th century! We did not know about Dad's bump hip when we made our bookings months and months ago. We are using this afternoon and evening to rest and relax. Dad will emerge from our top floor room in the morning for our breakfast. Our room is quite large with a sitting area and so many amenities that make this a very comfortable place to be spending some down time. I'm beginning to really love Normandy!
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Taking Care of Business
... I tank on the outskirts of town although I did drive about looking until the advent of dusk foreshadowed night.
On the way back, my car seemed to take me in a more circular direction. Journeying up the D579, I passed by Lisieux before turning onto the D613. It was a shame that my trip back was going to take so long since the cathedral at Lisieux dominates the countryside; it looks magnificent. Next time, Lisieux is on my list of places to visit.
The day? Simply stunning!
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