13 August

DSCN1912 The house is wonderfully decorated DSCN1914 Day bed in the visitor suite. 20140813 084858 The kitchen 20140813 084913 Breakfast awaits.
DSCN1916 Then Jacques took us out to the invasion beaches. DSCN1915 Above Omaha Beach in the American Cemetary DSCN1917 Going down to the beach DSCN1918 The beach is now a protected area
DSCN1919 Jacques and Christine head over the dunes DSCN1920 and arrive on the strand DSCN1921 The beach is beautiful! DSCN1922 reminiscent of Northern California
DSCN1923 The people... IMG 0459 Their shadows DSCN1924 It is hard to imagine the violence of D-Day IMG 0461 We walked a long ways down the beach
DSCN1925 then returned to the Cemetary. IMG 0462 The light shifted constantly DSCN1927 Crosses and Stars of David DSCN1928 The geometry of the layout is powerful
IMG 0466 There are names on every monument. IMG 0467 Monuments DSCN1929 Monuments IMG 0468 Monuments
DSCN1931 Monuments and heather IMG 0470 Trying to take it in. DSCN1933 Teddy Roosevelt's youngest son, buried right next to his brother, Gen. TR Jr. DSCN1934 Monuments
DSCN1935 A map of the 11 months of campaign after D-Day and leading to German surrender DSCN1936 View of the sea from the cemetary IMG 0473 Blossoms IMG 0474 Blossoms
DSCN1937 Do Not Enter DSCN1938 Coastal bluffs DSCN1939 Arromanches les Bains, where the Allies built an artificial harbor DSCN1940 Tourists!
DSCN1941 Museum of the Landing DSCN1942 Flags of the Allies involved in the landing DSCN1945 The message here is clear. DSCN1943 Back to the present: "sea foam" meringue
DSCN1944 and other goodies DSCN1946 We returned chez Leclaire for lunch on the patio IMG 0475 Green beans from Montreux, not so for the pineapple! IMG 0476 Wonderful cheese, salami, tomatoes and baguette
DSCN1948 Garden wall DSCN1949 Pool enclosure DSCN1950 Flowers DSCN1951 Flowers
DSCN1952 Flowers! DSCN1953 FLOWERS!!! DSCN1954 and it goes on.... DSCN1955 Flowers
DSCN1956 Blossoms DSCN1957 Blossoms DSCN1959 and we are off for the afternoon tour! DSCN1960 Pointe du Hoc
DSCN1962 site of a famous exploit of the Army Rangers DSCN1963 Bomb craters DSCN1964 Overrun with people! DSCN1965 Further down the coast, more batteries
IMG 0477 Ripening wheat DSCN1966 Wheat DSCN1967 Wheat IMG 0479 Wheat
DSCN1970 Showers over La Manche DSCN1972 The remains of the artificial harbor DSCN1973 Our hosts took us along the edge of the bluffs DSCN1975 Jacques, Bayesté and Christine
DSCN1976 Sea-cloudscape IMG 0480 Ripe berries DSCN1978 After wheat harvest, straw DSCN1979 Straw
DSCN1983 Horse country DSCN1982 Trotting through the fields DSCN1984 Coming back to the car DSCN1986 Christine and Bayesté
IMG 0484 Apéro