I love the French villages with their old stone houses and barns. I was surprised how far the distance is between the beaches and with a full day we only saw Omaha and Utah beaches plus a famous village for lunch. The area was a good 2 hours from where we docked, so that ate into our tour time.
Along the drive we went through 4 toll booths in each direction having to pay each time coming and going. Dad and I sat in the front seat, him so he could hear her talk and me because I get car sick. That was a good choice for me.....since I don't do well tearing around corners, passing cars and trucks on two lane roads and driving 95 to 100 mph on the the highway, and then faster when passing cars. So, I don't actually know if that was good or bad. I didn't get car sick, but.....
This is our daredevil driver Dominique holding maps on Omaha Beach.
The beaches were very interesting and Omaha still had bunkers and craters in the ground from bombing. We even saw holes in the side of a church in a nearby village. It was really amazing to see where it all happened, and overwhelming to see where so many men died. We also went to the American Cemetery, again emotional. Especially for Dad since these men were his age and fighting at the same he was serving. He was lucky his service in the Navy was not as dangerous.
Below is where the Rangers scaled the cliffs at Pont du Hoc.
I love going to other countries where they don't speak English. Of course we don't speak French. We walked into a tiny bar/ sandwich shop. We didn't see a place to order so we sat down. It was a really small place with probably just the owner working. After a few minutes she came over, no menus in hand. We said we would like a sandwich and then she rattled off a bunch of French. We shook out heads "yes", not having a clue what we just agreed to. Back came small coke bottles, glasses and no ice. Later 3 French roll sandwiches arrived on one plate each one wrapped in a paper towel. It looked like a dry roll with just a tiny bit of meat. Nope. They were so good! The sandwich had fresh crusty bread with ham....and...the best part, soft Brie cheese. It was fabulous! Maybe even better because it wasn't chicken with potatoes!
The place we ate is the green building in the picture below.
Today the weather was cool with strong winds. It was our coldest day, but we were right on the sand of the beach, so what can you expect? We had a great day overall, and a great ending to our cruise. But...not going home yet. We arrive in London by around noon tomorrow. Still no cooking for me
yet!
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