While the boat was docked in Rouen, we took a bus tour to the Normandy (D-Day) beaches.
Our first stop was the town of
Arromanches, near Utah Beach. During the D-Day invasion, after the soldiers came ashore, they had to build a complete port to accommodate the ships that followed with supplies. The Musee du Debarquement documents the building of the port as well as the invasion.
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| In central Arromanches |
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| In front of the Museum |
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| In the museum |
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| Along the shore in Arromanches |
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| What remains of the harbor built after D-Day |
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| Along the coastline |
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| Official D-Day wine |
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| A church near Arromanches |
Near Arromanches, were a series of German pillboxes from World War II
The tour stopped for lunch at the Omaha Beach Golf Club and Spa, home of the "Pro-Am du D-Day". Nothing effectively memorializes D-Day like a golf tournament.
After lunch, we visited the
Normandy American Cemetery
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| View of the shore from the cemetery |
From the cemetery, we then went to
Omaha Beach itself.
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| Some houses near the beach |
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| In front of the D-Day House |
