France
Trip Start
May 26, 2006
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Trip End
Jul 30, 2006
Caen,
Normandy,
France
Saturday, June 17, 2006
feeling being on juno beach in coursuelles-sur-mer where the canadians
landed on june 6, 62 years ago. it was a beautiful day to enjoy my
first touch of the REAL atlantic (the bay near nantasket doesn't count)
and the sun was out in full force. saw what i could of the d-day sites
but wished i had a car so i could visit the cemeteries. oh! and i
finally saw a field of poppies. unfortunately it was from the train.
i'm spending the night in caen, a nice small city that was more or less
gutted by the nazis, but it's recovered and rebuilt very nicely. they
love canadians here; there are maple leafs flying everywhere and
memorials to the canadian soldiers everywhere you turn.
tomorrow it's off to the south: first stop is monpelier.
