This weekend my group went on an excursion to Normandie and Bretagne, on the Northern coast of France. It was great to see the Northern countryside, which was in stark contrast to Paris.
Below is Omaha beach, of the June 6th, 1944 D-Day invasions. Above it on the bluffs now stands the American Memorial Cemetery, a serene dedication to the American casualties of the attack. It was a perfect Fall day when we visited, with just the sound of the waves in the background as you wander through the perfectly symmetrical rows of white crosses.
The German stronghold at Point Hoc still bears the artillery craters.
Mont St. Michel, the view from the bus, and the incredible view from the Abbey terrace. According to legend, the tide travels at the speed of a "galloping horse," varying 14 meters. There's a sign when you walk in that says by what time you have to move your car lest it be swept away by the rising tide.
The Abbey at Mont St. Michel. The first picture shows some of the large photo displays currently at Mont St. Michel depicting spiritually significant sites around the world, a distinction that this Abbey shares.
The town of St. Malo in Bretagne. If I'm impressed by a beach, you know it must be pretty spectacular. I hiked up a bluff to take in the whole view, and the incredibly vast scope of the beach was comparable to Hawaii. It stretched as far as you could see in either direction, with huge stretches of sandy beach, seaweed, and people digging for mussels, the gastronomical specialty of St. Malo.
1 comment:
Hey Sara!
Nice pictures. I especially like the castle one w/ the water and your paragraph about it...that's crazy!
We've been studying a lot of Ancient French music in my music history class, and my teacher speaks French, and goes to France every summer. It makes me think of you. :)
hope you're doing well.
miss ya,
tanya
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