12. Juni 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Welcome. I created this travelogue to document my father's trip to France. We will be in Paris for a few days, then will travel to Normandy to visit the D-Day invasion beaches and other sites. OurWeiterlesen
23. Juni 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
And so “The Trip” begins! Starting at home base Les drops Dad off at the local airport in St Mary’s County to be picked up by Jody and his Cirrus for the very first leg of the trip down to StWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaFloridaDuval CountyDeloach Trailer ParkWolf Bay30°28’55” N 81°38’41” W
24. Juni 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Dad has mastered “The Delayed Flight” look already! After several announced delays, their plane coming from Charlotte is finally on its way-shortly they should be in the air from Jacksonville toWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaNorth CarolinaMecklenburg CountyDixieFlughafen Charlotte35°12’47” N 80°55’41” W
24. Juni 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
What is it about the Ryans’ -why does everything turn into an ordeal? So just as Dad gets all settled into his luxury first class cabin-the plane decides to fly around for a couple hours to burnWeiterlesen
FrankreichÎle-de-FranceParisParis 07 Ancien - Quartier Arcis48°51’24” N 2°21’4” E
25. Juni 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Finally, arrived in Paris very early this morning,grabbed taxi, off to hotel for some sleep. First, tourist photo of the day begins just down the street from the hotel-Notre Dame. Then, grab a littleWeiterlesen
FrankreichÎle-de-FranceParisParis 07 Ancien - Quartier Arcis48°51’24” N 2°21’4” E 26. Juni 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Dad sleeping and eating well but, still having a little 2nd day “jet lag”. Some work (conference) for me in the morning and then off for site seeing in the afternoon. An absolute mandatoryWeiterlesen
FrankreichÎle-de-FranceLevallois-Perret48°53’40” N 2°17’18” E
27. Juni 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Grab a little lunch on the train to Caen
FrankreichNormandyBayeux49°16’35” N 0°42’20” W 27. Juni 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Look who we found in Bayeux! Later, onto dinner- Dad LOVES the oysters and wine. I think we are over the jet lag!
FrankreichNormandyColleville-sur-Mer49°20’54” N 0°50’50” W
28. Juni 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
American Cemetery at Omaha Beach. Dad really enjoyed visiting Omaha Beach. Reminiscing about people who he knew from his childhood who died during WWll. Next was Pointe du Hoc-the location where theWeiterlesen
FrankreichNormandySainte-Mère-Église49°24’32” N 1°19’0” W
29. Juni 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Erin and Dad at the Airborne Museum in Ste. Mere Elise. Dad really enjoyed this! Erin found a highly questionable dive restaurant for lunch. See dead plant and dirty floor-but, 12 oysters for 12Weiterlesen
