Museum Halftrack

At the far end of our parking lot was Le Musée du débarquement (Museum of the debarment) dedicated to the story of this spectacular undertaking. It is considered the best of the D-Day museums. We stayed in Arromanches for 4 days and never made it to the museum. Its opening times were long after we would leave to explore the other things in the area.

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

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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