FransaNormandyCaenSt Stephen's Church49°10’52” N 0°22’21” W
11 Temmuz 2023, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Oui oui voilà putain! Riccardo couldn’t escape Napoleon’s doom.
We had a lovely dinner in the apartment with the best French delicatessen… not knowing what that would mean…
Many bathroomOkumaya devam et
FransaNormandyCaenLe Château de Caen49°11’12” N 0°21’46” W
11 Temmuz 2023, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Despite our toilet problems, we adventured ourselves out and visited Caen’s castle and the church of St Pierre. We then went for a walk in the city centre and we visited the Abbey of the men.
FransaNormandyCaenLe Chemin Vert49°11’51” N 0°23’2” W
11 Temmuz 2023, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
I’m the afternoon we went to the Memorial of Caen, one of the complete/ best museums about WWII, including all the detailed info about the D-Day.
FransaNormandyBayeux49°16’37” N 0°42’5” W
12 Temmuz 2023, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Our next stop is Bayeux, little town next to the D-Day beaches.
We wandered through its little medieval streets and we visited the old Tapestry that describes the conquer of England by king William ofOkumaya devam et
FransaNormandyBayeux49°16’28” N 0°42’49” W
12 Temmuz 2023, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We then went to the British Cemetery, where there’s over 1500 British soldiers that died in France in the war, together with other allies soldiers.
The cemetery was on one side and then the memorialOkumaya devam et
FransaNormandyColleville-sur-Mer49°21’39” N 0°50’30” W
12 Temmuz 2023, Fransa ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Omaha beach is one of the beaches of the D-Day. Now it’s full of monuments to the heroes and soldiers that gave their life for Frances’s liberation. US, Canadian and British forces fought againstOkumaya devam et
FransaNormandySaint-Pierre-du-MontPointe Saint-Pierre49°23’50” N 0°59’22” W
12 Temmuz 2023, Fransa ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Pointe du Hoc is another strategic point of the D-Day. From here the US rangers climbed the cliffs while being attacked in order to take this important defensive place.
We can still see the oldOkumaya devam et
FransaNormandyLe Mont-Saint-Michel48°38’9” N 1°30’40” W
13 Temmuz 2023, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Next stop in our trip was Le Mont Saint Michel. The abbey is built on a rock that’s connected to the main land with a bridge. It’s a UNESCO site and one of the most visited places in France.
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FransaCentre-Val-de-LoireIngrandesSalleron46°35’52” N 0°57’52” E
13 Temmuz 2023, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
A few hours ahead to get chez Papi et Mamie, but… after over 4h of Road we had to take a little 1.5h detour to go and pick up the wine for the party… that ended up being mostly all our things!!
FransaCentre-Val-de-LoireIngrandesSalleron46°35’52” N 0°57’51” E
