Monday through Wednesday I went on a trip with Pascale and Jacques to Brittany and Normandy (the North East part of France). We visited a dozen (no exaggeration!) little towns as well as Omaha Beach where the Americans started their bloody battle into WWII. There is too much detail to really explain everything in a post so I will just leave you with pictures and simple captions. You will just have to wait a week for further explanations!
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| We stayed at this really awesome B&B that was built between the 14th and 17th centuries. |
Our room was gorgeous.
Part of the castle near the B&B.
We went to Normandy and spent quite awhile at the cemetery and museum there. Very moving.
The point between French land and American land at the cemetery. Sorry, didn't tell you guys I was back in the US for a bit!
A map of the D-day landings. Very impressive.
There are over 9,300 American graves at this one cemetery from D-day only. The Americans landed at Omaha Beach - the most lives were lost here.
Pointe du Hoc - where the Germans had lots of artillery set up to protect Omaha and Utah Beaches.
Pointe de Hoc. Hard to imagine there was so much death in such a beautiful place.
A paper proving that someone did NOT have Jewish origins.
Bombs.
St-Mere-Eglise. The first town liberated by the Allies.
A parachuter landed on the steeple of the above church. Another soldier was shot and killed when he saved him from sure death. The parachute is still on the steeple (you can see the white in the picture above).
We saw an incredible tapestry that is over 1,000 years old.
Part of a castle. As you can tell, the weather was very gray, cloudy, and cold for the majority of our trip.
A 7th C. church. It was partially destroyed in the 1800's to build a road that runs next to it.
Castle ruins. Yes, we saw lots of castles.
One of the homes that Pascale lived in as a child.
A very impressive fortress that looks like one you'd see in movies.
At the castle gate.
Roman/Nordic ruins.
A typical street in the towns we visited.
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