June 5, 2024 We had visited Saint-Sauveur-Le-Vicomte in the past with hopes of identifying the location of a picture of Dennis’ father, but we had been unsuccessful. This time, we hit the jackpot! We first stopped at the medieval chateau to speak with the historian. The small museum had testimonials of people who lived in… Continue reading Saint-Sauveur-Le-Vicomte, France
Category: D-Day
Ravenoville, France
June 4, 2024 Ravenoville is a community of 250 inhabitants, about 1.5 hours’ walk from Sainte Mere Eglise, where the paratroopers first landed during the Liberation. Dennis made a sign, and we hitched to the Eternal Heroes Memorial ceremony to which Dennis had been invited. Dennis had been here previously, and the olive tree sampling… Continue reading Ravenoville, France
Bayeux, France
June 3, 2024 Bayeux is a town in Normandy, 10 kilometers from the English Channel coast. The medieval center contains cobbled streets, half-timbered houses, and the towering Norman-Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame. In the cathedral courtyard, a tree was planted in 1797, and they project a 360-degree film onto the trunk. There is also the Tapisserie Museum… Continue reading Bayeux, France
Valognes, France
June 1, 2024 We arrived in Valognes on June 1. This town, which the Romans called Alauna in the first century, still has ruins of Roman baths and an imposing theater with more than 3000 seats. In the 15th century, Valognes became the economic and administrative capital of the Cotentin peninsula. In the 17th century,… Continue reading Valognes, France