We ate in a restaurant in a cave. No menu in English and no one who worked there spoke English. Made for some interesting eating!
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Caught in motion…
A sunflower field near our B and B in the Loire Valley.
What’s so special?
This is the front of a house near Vovray. This is the only part you see because the rest of it is Ina cave!
Leonardo DaVinci’s last home
This was his last home in Amboise, France. He died in this bed. What a beautiful home and grounds, with a display of many of his inventions.
Our B and B in Formigny
La Ferme du Chats (the farm of cats) is where we have stayed for 2 days and there are ten cats and one dog.
Bayeux
A beautiful little town and the first city liberated after the landing at Normandy.
Point Du Hoc
Gun emplacement. Massive bomb craters and bullet holes all over the place!
Point Du Hoc
Where the Army Rangersmclimbed the cliffs on rope ladders to neutralize the German guns. What a
View!
The American Cemetery in Normandy
This is a place of amazing beauty, courage, and overwhelming sadness at the terrible loss of life. MIT is situated just above Omaha Beach.
Ste. Mere Eglaise
Remember “Longest Day”? Pvt. John Steele got hung up on the church during the Normandy Invasion. Hung there for two hours watching the battle below until discovered by the Germans, then liberated shortly after.