We went with Seth's parents to Normandy this past week/weekend. BEAUTIFUL countryside. I feel like France has gotten a bad wrap, Freedom Fries? Really? I for one, LOVE France. I LOVE it. And I haven't met a rude French person yet either. Maybe that's because I'm always with someone who knows at least a little French to get by though.
Our first night was in a town called Etratat and we stayed here:
Charming huh? Seth's mom did a fabulous job at picking places to stay this trip. She always does, but this time she really outdid herself! And then we saw these views while we were there:
And Taft took a ride on the suitcase
This picture is for my dad, the World War II buff. A German pill box.
Later this day we drove to Mont Saint Michel
Then we drove to a town near the famous World War II sites, Utah Beach, Point du Hoc, and Omaha Beach. And stayed here:
This plaque was at Utah Beach. All these places hit closer to home now that my brother is serving in the Navy. We watched a very moving movie at the Normandy Cemetary and Omaha Beach Memorial. Since the war was so long ago and the survivors now would be so old, I just seem to forget how young they were when the fought. They were just boys. At the end of the movie the narrator says," these young men didn't realize that the freedom of the world, the ENTIRE world, lay on their shoulders, their very young shoulders." I thought about my brother the entire time and I pray with all my might we don't have another war on the level of World War II. In the Normandy Cemetary 9,000 American soliders are buried, and 41 sets of brothers. I was so saddened at the thought of a mother losing mulitple sons in the war.
The rest of the pictures are mostly for my dad. He'll make it there someday, but for now he'll have to live vicariously through blog pictures:
The church at Sainte-Mere-Eglise where the paratrooper hung for the whole battle
Point du Hoc
Point du Hoc
Remaining gun battery at Point du Hoc
A gun still in its original position
German Battery
Remnants of the Temporary Harbor at Arromanches (Mulberry B)
The location where the first allied troop sightings on D-day were reported to Berlin
Utah Beach
13 comments:
Looks waaay cool. I'm sad we couldn't go there :( dad will prolly look at these pictures every day haha. Tell the boy I love him!
All I can say is I'm sooo jealous of all of your travels. The accommodations look amazing and the sights are fantastic.
I love the picture of Buski going on his "suitcase ride"!
Okay. I really, really want to do this trip. Love everything about it.
I share your love of France, respect for those brave boys, and adoration of charming places to stay. :) Don't you just love traveling with the Dynamic Duo (Grammie & Pop)?
It was a great trip. Colie said it right, missionaries also have a huge burden on their young shoulders...hadn't thought about that angle.
France is hard to beat. Glad you love it.
So cool! That little boy has no idea what he is seeing does he? :) I love the one of him on the suitcase!
Is the boy gonna follow after pete and be a future sailor??
heehee. I like taft getting a ride on the suitcase. Noel would love Normandy. That looks so fun. I too love France. It has so much to offer!
Miss you guys...looks like you are having fun!! I care about flowers now too...and don't worry that it snowed today so all of mine are ruined!
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