Viva la France! The ship reached mainland Europe this morning, but we slept in while many of the other passengers headed for long excursions to distant places. The most popular is a 2 ½ hour ride to Normandy to see Omaha and Utah Beaches, along with the American Cemetery. The other big trip is a 3-hour train ride to Paris. Those are each one-way time frames, so it would be a lot of time in a bus or train. The time-on-site is probably very interesting, but the logistics are just more than we can handle. Staying in Le Harve, there is a 30-min walk from the port to town and its attractions, but that’s not for us either. So, we planned all along to stay on the ship and just enjoy the day here. All that
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