Arromanches - D Day Landings Museum

Friday – No sleep-in this morning as we’re going to Arromanches D-Day Museum. Departure was not without drama as the car GPS didn’t work properly, but after some delays and tinkering Marie-The got it working, and half an hour later we arrived in the pretty little town. The "Musee Du Debarquement" is a modern unattractive massive block building, however the displays with the audio are educational and very informative. Hearing about the number of soldiers and quantities of equipment is incomprehensible. One poignant story relates how 1000 British troops landed and by days end only 16 remained. Our lunch was in Hotel de Normandie where I enjoyed a large serve of small mussels. At home Mehdi, Pauline and Hector were waiting for us and will be with us until Christmas Eve. On Christmas day they are celebrating with Pauline’s family. Sylvie told Hector that my name was Monsieur les Cacahuètes (Mr. Peanuts).Read more