Normandy

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