Day 12: Monday, October 10, 2016: Paris, Caen, Normandy
This morning we will board a train to Normandy, where we will visit the Caen Memorial, and have the opportunity to learn more about World War II from its origins to the Battle of Normandy. Our local expert guide, Col. James Scott-Clarke, will then take us out to the Normandy Beaches to see where the battles took place and to the American cemetery. In the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, we will see the ancient 230 ft embroidered cloth that depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England. We will dine in our hotel in Caen this evening. (B/D)
Notes from the travelers (Makana):
Caen and Normandy
The class met up the the Mercure hotel lobby at 5:15am to head out a train to Normandy. We were provided a box of many items by the hotel for our breakfast. As the class reached its destination, most of who exited the vehicle had their minds filled with the thought of freezing cold temperatures. The class continued on fighting through the cold to find our tour guide and bus driver where we drove to the Memorial D-day Museum. There we explored the different levels and objects held within the walls. Shortly after that we headed over to the Airborne Museum where we continued to learn about the history of D-Day and strategies taken in the war. Continuing on, the we drove over to a battle sight that was taken place durning D-Day known as La Friere. After what felt like to be a long day, we went on to lunch at Le Roosevelt and walked over to Utah beach, driving over to Omaha beach next. After learning about what happened in our modern history, we traveled back in time, observing the Bayeux Tapestry depicting historical events from nearly a thousand years ago.
To end our night, we checked into our hotel in Caen, having a unique dinner in the lobby.
This morning we will board a train to Normandy, where we will visit the Caen Memorial, and have the opportunity to learn more about World War II from its origins to the Battle of Normandy. Our local expert guide, Col. James Scott-Clarke, will then take us out to the Normandy Beaches to see where the battles took place and to the American cemetery. In the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, we will see the ancient 230 ft embroidered cloth that depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England. We will dine in our hotel in Caen this evening. (B/D)
Notes from the travelers (Makana):
Caen and Normandy
The class met up the the Mercure hotel lobby at 5:15am to head out a train to Normandy. We were provided a box of many items by the hotel for our breakfast. As the class reached its destination, most of who exited the vehicle had their minds filled with the thought of freezing cold temperatures. The class continued on fighting through the cold to find our tour guide and bus driver where we drove to the Memorial D-day Museum. There we explored the different levels and objects held within the walls. Shortly after that we headed over to the Airborne Museum where we continued to learn about the history of D-Day and strategies taken in the war. Continuing on, the we drove over to a battle sight that was taken place durning D-Day known as La Friere. After what felt like to be a long day, we went on to lunch at Le Roosevelt and walked over to Utah beach, driving over to Omaha beach next. After learning about what happened in our modern history, we traveled back in time, observing the Bayeux Tapestry depicting historical events from nearly a thousand years ago.
To end our night, we checked into our hotel in Caen, having a unique dinner in the lobby.