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... there. It was beautiful, haunting, and eerie to see the sight of where the troupes landed on D-Day. When I was in the museum, I was listening to an interactive audio recording of soldier’s experiences from D-Day, and the first button I happened to push was of a soldier from Mt. Vernon, IL! What a small world. To climb down to the actual beach part of Omaha Beach took awhile. It’s ...

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 ...

... Britain along with steel floating docks. These docks provided the gateway for suppliers from Britain to France. The idea was masterminded by Churchill and it was an engineering first and still mind blowing all these years later. Not knowing much about D-Day the excellent 6 June 1944 museum situated right was shore proved to be extremely informative and a history lesson that we will not forget.

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.

... br>We also visited the graves of 2 "Port" boys at Beny sur Mer. Their names are William Gordon and William Vergett. I don't know the stories of these two lads, but I plan to do my best to find out. Each and every one of the lads is so precious... and believe me there are thousands. We saw over 2000 (2049 exactly)  just in Beny sur Mer,most of them being Canadians from the 3rd Division killed in the Battle of Normandy. There were some British and some French, but the Canadians ...

... trying to trap the Germans in the Falaise Pocket. On Thursday we went to Bayeaux, which houses the famous Bayeaux Tapestry which is 230 feet long. It depicts the events leading up to and during the Norman invasion of England. We also went to the Bayeaux cathedral, the British Cemetery, and a museum.about the Normandy campaign. On the way back we stopped at the Abbay d/Ardennes which is where the ...

... is the famous Memorial de Caen, a huge Peace Museum built in 1988 (www.memorial-caen.fr). Easily reached by city bus, the building itself makes a statement. Its modernistic wall of stark stone is ripped in two by a jagged crack. The Museum, with exhibits in French, English and German, is a treasure trove for anyone interested in the second World War-and in contemporary struggles for peace and human rights. It is perched on top of the cliff where ...

... on the train with us and as far as the info centre, but we left him to his own devices there trying to find a place to stay and headed to our (pre-booked) hotel - we have finally learned to book ahead after all these months on the road! The Hotel de la Paix was dated but bright and clean and it was nice to have our own space again after so many nights in hostels with cramped little dorm rooms and snoring bunk-mates. Besides which, at just 37 Euros a night ...

... a thing or two about croissants too). We then made our way to the bus station in the hopes that there was some sort of a tour bus willing and able to ferry us around some of the sights (if they can be called that) of the nearby D-Day beaches. There was, and soon we were en route through the rural Normandy countryside, an area of the country famous throughout France as the land of Camembert (rich, soft, creamy cheese), Calvados (dry ...