Normandy 2017

[ruthabagah]

Kids request when we were in Paris: "could we do a side trip to Normandy?" It was as usual a great place to remember the fallen and make then realize how much of a tragedy ww2 was for all involved. Funny part: saw a group of German soldiers visiting the Pointe du Hoc memorial and trying to figure out how they would win in a do over....



Colleville sur mer




Western Tip of Omaha Beach.



Pointe du Hoc.

[Bailey Guns]

I'd love to go there. Thanks for sharing the pics for those of us who've never been.

[ACE2GOOD]

Very cool. Thank you for sharing and awesome that your kids wanted to go see it.

[Great-Kazoo]

Very cool. Thank you for sharing and awesome that your kids wanted to go see it.

Yes it is. Knowing there are kids still interested in history is a plus.

[babarsac]

Very cool. My wife an I did the exact same thing a few years ago during our Paris trip. If any one else does this trip also check out the Musée de l'Armée in Paris.

[earplug]

Calvados

[ruthabagah]

Calvados

and french 5% alcohol apple cider....

[ruthabagah]

for all of you that want to go some day, please hit me up on PM and I'll give you some pointer, place to stay, things to do.

[beast556]

If I ever make it to europe it will be one of the stops for sure.

[spqrzilla]

Pointe du Hoc is a very moving spot to visit, when you add some imagination to envision both the troops that were on the receiving end of the prep bombardment ( you can still see the bomb craters, even in a Google Maps view) as well as imaging climbing the cliff under fire.

Longue sur Mer is a spot that moved me. There is a concrete observation bunker (you can see it in the film Longest Day as the spot that a German sentry sees the invasion fleet as the dawn breaks) and a set of four coastal guns in concrete emplacements. You can see shell damage from the ongoing gun duels between the battery and Allied cruisers all day June 6th.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longues-sur-Mer_battery