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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
... car (a Benz, high class as always) which was clearly the ideal way to meander through Normandy.
We three filles stayed in the small, charming town of Bayeux. Two especially fond memories come to mind when thinking of that quaint ville: the sound of the church bells tolling in the the tower of the medieval cathedral and the smell of freshly-baked baguettes and pastries coming from the dozens of patisseries that ...
EURO-RAIL Adventure - Normandy
Bill has taken three weeks leave. Lorraine and Bill are beginning tomorrow, Sunday, 17 October 2011 our three week, EURO RAIL Trail Adventure. We're taking one suitcase and will be traveling by train through France, Spain, Italy, and Portugal. We have a tour set up for Monday, 18 October 2011 to visit the beaches of Normandy and the American Cemetery in Bayeux. From there, ...
WW2 sites and museums Part 1
... problem is they talk back and I cant understand them, this is when we revert to English. While we were waiting for the train we needed to have a our usual snack of muffin and or pastry - yum. Train was on time and we left the station looking fondly back across our shoulder.
Train is quick, quiet and clean, we sat at a group of 4 seats with tables and chair that recline back - Alex mentioned that this was more room than on ...
67th Anniversary of D-Day
... the Arc de Triumph again, Catacombs, Royal Palace, and Modern art Museum. Note, pictures of Normandy will be up soon, I dont have my cable with me to upload them.
Quote of the Blog
"Sir, In memory of James Earl Rudder, 1910-1970, Class of 1932, Heroic Soldier, Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas, Sixteenth President of Texas A&M University, Third President of the Texas A&M University System. Earl Rudder was architect of the dream that ...


