Today we planned to go to Vieux and see some Roman ruins, but over breakfast we discovered that the museum is closed on Wednesday. We decided to switch up itineraries, and today we saw the Musee de Bayeau, which was a little gem and not what we expected, and after a lovely lunch, we were off to Point du Hoc, where the American Rangers fought an amazing battle early in the morning of D-Day. I have been surprised to find out just how different the D-Day landing sites are, and am so impressed with the heroism of the people who had to climb cliffs Batman-on-a-rope style, while under heavy fire. It was sobering to see the American flags at half mast today, the day after the attacks in Belgium, a grim reminder that while the Second World War may be long over, war itself continues.
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Ian and I above Omaha Beach.
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Some pictures:
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| Having lingered in the Gallo-Romaine rooms as long as possible, Ian reluctantly joins me in the Medieval room. |
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| Man and Wife, recovered from Bayeau cathedral. |
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| The museum is housed in the Bishop's Palace which is amazing in itself. This is the ceiling of the chapel. |
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| I love this painting by a female artist of the Nineteenth Century. |
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| Amazingly, many timbered (wooden) buildings survived 1944. |
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| American flags at Point du Hoc at half mast, to mark the tragedies in Belgium. |
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| Unlike other areas, the bomb craters at Point du Hoc remain. |
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| Can you imagine the Rangers who landed on thee narrow beaches and fought their way up sheer cliffs on rope ladders? |
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| The beautiful rock formations are behind barbed wire. |
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| Omaha Beach |
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| Point du Hoc |
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