D-Day Beaches

Wow.  Gorgeous day to hear all the stories about the landings at the Normandy beaches 70 years ago.  The movie clips were so well done.  The granite obelisk serves as a memorial.

With your imagination, you can visualize all the boats and the soldiers.  This place is called Pointe du Hoc.

They have left everything as it was.  We climbed in German bunkers and saw the craters and gun mounts.

Partial group photo in our D shirts on the D-Day beaches.

Here is our entire group at Omaha Beach.  We brought back sand from this landing area as a reminder.

We explored the town of Grandcamp, looking for things to eat…..

It is very very fresh!!  --straight off the boat.

This photo was too precious not to take!

We also went to the American Cemetery.  Vivian was able to locate the tombstone of her husband's uncle: Alvezio Trozzi, who was killed in action on July 3, 1944.  He earned the silver, the bronze and the purple heart medals.














Back in Paris and after a wonderful dinner at Chez Clément, a few crazies went to the top of the Eiffel Tower.  It was beautiful weather and well worth the time and effort!