Last night a few of us arrived back in Dijon from a 2 1/2 day trip to the beaches of Normandy.
We were staying in Bayeux, a small town just a few kilometres from the coast. It was actually the first town to be liberated after D-Day. We had booked a hotel there, but upon arriving, the owner said that the website we used to book wasn't theirs (apparently they don't even have a website). Fortunately, we found a hostel that was right in the middle of town that was just as cheap.
On Saturday, we went for a tour of Omaha beach. This included going to the actual beach itself, which was quite amazing. The tide was low, so we had the opportunity to go down onto the [wet] sand see what the allies saw when they were storming the beach, except without the Nazis. There are pictures of this, but I forgot my SD card so they're all on another person's camera...I'll get them and put them up on Facebook shortly.
We also saw a couple museums, which were cool but not nearly as exhilerating as seeing the beach itself. There were huge craters from the bombs, as well as the abandoned Nazi bunkers.
Moving on, right now I am less than 35 days from coming home. It's very exciting to think about. I've got 3 more trips coming up (Loire Valley, Marseille, and Barcelona) so the time will fly by. I'll keep this blog updated as I continue to go on trips!
-Steve
Monday, March 24, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Halfway
So this weekend marks the half-way point in my time in Dijon. With about 7 weeks left, I'm very excited to come home and see everyone!
I've got the next two weekends planned for traveling, as well. Tomorrow, I'll be visiting Paris with Rannon for the day (there's a great return-ticket deal for 15 euros). Next weekend, a few of us are taking a train to the beaches of Normandy for a couple days. There, we plan on taking a tour of the beaches (Omaha, Juno, etc.) and the museums as well.
For the rest of my time here, we have a trip to Loire Valley in late March (organized by the school) and our own trip to Barcelona around April 11-14. Unfortunately, despite our Eurorail passes, we still have to pay $80-90 CDN each way...so it'll be a little expensive, but it'll be fun.
There's your update! Love you all.
Steve
I've got the next two weekends planned for traveling, as well. Tomorrow, I'll be visiting Paris with Rannon for the day (there's a great return-ticket deal for 15 euros). Next weekend, a few of us are taking a train to the beaches of Normandy for a couple days. There, we plan on taking a tour of the beaches (Omaha, Juno, etc.) and the museums as well.
For the rest of my time here, we have a trip to Loire Valley in late March (organized by the school) and our own trip to Barcelona around April 11-14. Unfortunately, despite our Eurorail passes, we still have to pay $80-90 CDN each way...so it'll be a little expensive, but it'll be fun.
There's your update! Love you all.
Steve
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