Thanks again everyone!
Day 8:
Went around the countryside a little. Forgot my camera at home so there's not much to show.
Google might help, but it fails to capture the outstanding beauty of this country.
Day 9:
Finally, the big one. We drove all the way to Bayeux. We took the tapestry tour last time, so now I had an opportunity to visit the excellent WW2 museum. A few impressions:
After that it was only a short way to Arromanches, so here's the obvious:
The museum there is nice too but a little dated, both the building and the exhibition, so I didn't go there this time. Instead we took a little detour to yet another attraction I missed previously:
That's the gun battery at Longues-sur-Mer, the only one with the guns still in place. At least three of four, one has been blown across the countryside, with bits and pieces still sticking out of the ground. One even has hydraulic oil still seeping out of the recoil cylinder...after 72 years!
Day 10:
A short trip to nearby Caen, the city of William the Conqueror, who also happens to be buried there. Right there to be precise.
Despite the RAF bombing and the heavy fighting, Caen still has many beautiful corners full of ancient buildings. But let's not mention the post-war quarters, shall we?
Oh, and I even found a gun
Home via Pegasus Bridge, stopped for a coffee in the sun, found this instead:
More English tourists should use these
Philipp
Really liking the holiday snaps. You are so lucky to be right at the doorstep of such historically rich regions. Australia, is a lucky country and a beautiful one, but we lack that deep and rich history. We are so young.
I think we are all enjoying the photos you are sharing with us, I know I am. 