This last weekend, instead of staying home and studying, like I probably should have done... I went to Normandy on an organized trip. This particular trip focused on D-Day, which was quite sobering and educational. On Saturday, we got to visit Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, Arromanches-Les-Bains, and the Memorial in Caens. Throughout my weekend, I definitely thought about my brother a lot, since he's a huge history buff! Hopefully someday we'll be able to visit them together :)
Also thought of my older sister when I visited Mont St. Michel on Sunday! Ever since I saw her pictures of her visit in her senior year of high school, I've always dreamed of visiting!
Now, it's off to learn (hopefully!)! Enjoy the pictures :)
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| American cemetery in Normandy |
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| I <3 pesto |
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| Best sandwich I've ever made :P - Toasted baguette with butter, pesto, gouda, sausage, and roquette |
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| First time having so many people over! :P (L to R: Matt (Canada), Kathi (my Austrian roommate), Laura (Austria), Andrés (Ecuador/NY and my classmate from Lyon) |
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| forgot to take a picture of the food i made! pesto pasta with chicken and tomatos, and a side of potatoes |
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| josé (mexico/la), andrés, and me |
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| start of normandy trip - first stop: middle of nowhere, france |
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| pointe du hoc |
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| craters from the bombs |
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| looking out towards omaha beach |
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| english channel |
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| the german bunker |
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| lookout from inside the german bunker |
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| inside the german bunker where the ceilings are all charred from flame throwers |
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| pointe du hoc memorial |
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| lookout towards utah beach |
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| so many craters.. |
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| american cemetery museum - technically american soil here |
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| 'this embattled shore, portal of freedom, is forever hallowed by the ideals, the valor and the sacrifices of our fellow countrymen' |
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| 9387 crosses in this cemetery |
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| walking down towards omaha beach |
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| omaha beach |
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| me and my friends matt and matt from vancouver, canada on omaha beach |
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| arromanches les bains - so quiet... |
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| very helpful... |
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| artificial military harbors |
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| caen war memorial |
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| hugeee museum - two hours was not enough to get through even the first part thoroughly.. probably one of my favorite museums i've ever been to |
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| part of the berlin wall |
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| dinner time |
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| jam in a tube at the hotel breakfast! |
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| mont st michel in the distance :D |
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| cookie factory outlet |
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| From here on out, lots and lots of pictures of Mont St. Michel and inside it :) Second most visited site in France, next to the Eiffel Tower. |
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| weird cat postcards.. |
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| inside the abbey at the top of mont st. michel |
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| in the middle, there are two people walking! crazy - since i think it's against the law because of the danger of quicksand! |
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| me and my friend hannah (canada) at the abbey |
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| time for lunch! awesome view at this awesome restaurant :) |
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| loveee moules frites/mussels and fries + wine, of course |
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| aftermath |
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| lunch group :) |
