Bye - Bye Bayeux
2023年9月5日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 66 °FWhat a great town to stay in, anchored by La Cathedrale de Bayeux. This town was left mostly untouched by the war, and was the first town liberated (by English). Built in 1st century BC, important toもっと詳しく
What a great town to stay in, anchored by La Cathedrale de Bayeux. This town was left mostly untouched by the war, and was the first town liberated (by English). Built in 1st century BC, important toもっと詳しく
Too many photos for 1 footprint.
MSM was a prison for 100 years, till 1866, the prisoners built the pulley wheel and sled. They had to walk in the wheel to pull the sled of supplies up.
The Englishもっと詳しく
Mont Saint Miché; English: Saint Michel is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy.
The abbey is an essential part of the structural composition of the town the feudal societyもっと詳しく
Think not only of their passing. Remember the glory of their spirit.
Omaha was the tougher landing due to the bombardment missing the area by a 1/2 mile (weather). The high and heavy reinforced German positions made it near impossible. Troops kept coming in, 20 minuteもっと詳しく
After leaving Utah, we stopped at the Dick Winters memorial, EZ company Major (famous from Band of Brothers)
Point du Hoc is considered part of Omaha, the area was left untouched after the war, bombもっと詳しく
Utah Beach, was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion, this was a late addition to the Overlord plan.
Bombers did a great job knocking out enemy positions, and thisもっと詳しく
The invasion started in this location. The 82nd and 101st Airborne parachuted into Normandy on the night of June 5–6, 1944 in Sainte-Mère-Église. Mission was to capture town and lay out signalsもっと詳しく
In the town of LeCampe
21,200 are burried, the 5 crosses link to WW1 which had the 4 smaller crosses, 4>7000 Germans still buried on battle grounds. The lack of birth dates on the grave stones areもっと詳しく
Rented a car and drove 1 hr to Deauville, Normandy’s answer to the French Riviera, and the beach resort of choice for weekending Parisians. Golden sands and seafront promenades dot the coast, whileもっと詳しく
旅行者 Au Revoir Bayeux!!!