Thursday, May 16, 2013

Arrival in Paris; D-Day beaches

For our 20th anniversary, Dale and I decided to travel to France to visit the D-Day beaches, drive south to Lourdes, then cross the Pyrenees into Spain and embark on an 800 kilometer (470 mile) pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Here are some rough notes to commemorate our journey:

Wednesday 5/16: Arrived in Paris, picked up the rental car, navigated French roads all the way out to Normandy.

Visited the D-Day beaches:
-Started at museum at Arromanches, watched the 360• movie, visited the American cemetery and Omaha Beach, went to Pont du Hoc to see the cratered landscape, incredibly moving experience (no pics posted here because they are on other camera)
-stayed at B and B called Les Quatres Nations; wonderful dinner served next door (Dale had an amazing chicken dish, I had big bowl of mussels with fish in cream sauce for entree, plus salad and cheese for dessert, continental breakfast in the morning).





The restaurant had wonderful ambience, the meal was delightful, and Dale was in heaven!