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Not Much to See Here so Move Along Folks

I kind of expected to get chased away because the place looked to be closed for the season, but I was getting comfortable with playing the dumb American tourist and was fully prepared to pretend I was lost if stopped. No one was about so we took a few pictures and left. Back at the hotel the restaurant was dark yet the parking lot had a couple more cars then the night before. By now we were looking forward to our Christmas picnic in our room and the party began in our room with the super-heated sauna in the bathroom. The bread, crackers and cold cuts were fantastic. The local smelly cheeses were pretty tasty on first bite, but the more I ate the less appetizing they got. I put a dent in all three cheese wheels but the next morning we tossed two of the worst smelling ones and gave Cassie's cat some of the third. After eating we repaired to Gail's room where the internet party rolled on until 10:30. Good times with the Lunds on Christmas in Arromanches.
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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