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Our First Impressions of Arromanches-les-Bains  
   

Our First Impressions of Arromanches-les-Bains

Seeing how yucky it was outside had me considering sleeping in all morning. But brekfast awaited us and we didn't want to make the poor hotel staff come in on Christmas Day to make our breakfast then not show up. Out in the distance those concrete and metal forms are what is left of the immense artificial harbor the Allies built shortly after invading Europe. By choosing Arromanches as the base for our own exploration of the region we had put ourselves smack dab in the center of the 5 D-Day invasion beaches.
Day Five - Remembering June 6, 1944 on Christmas 2012

December 25th 2012
We gave ourselves a Christmas present this morning: we slept in an extra hour. Once I got up and looked out our hotel room window I was tempted to crawl back into bed. It was absolutely ugly out there: dark, rainy and depressingly deserted. There were only three other cars in the whole vast parking lot. But since Gail and her mother were in a different room on a different floor and since this ... read more
Europe » France » Lower Normandy » Courseulles-Sur-Mer

French Flag Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more
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