The birds were still chirping, but the sun was in hiding when we woke this morning. We enjoyed another breakfast thanks to Mylene, and then plotted the activities for the day. After bidding au Revoir to Mylene, Christian and Grenade, we pointed the car in the direction of Pont du Hoc, the battlefield where the US Rangers fought one of the fiercest battles that first day of the landing.    While I sorted out the GPS and transportation options, Ken, Kim and Ai...

The title to this entry is in honor of the unknown soldiers buried in the American Cemetery in Normandy.  We all woke to birds chirping and sunshine, after a quiet night on the Normandy Coast. After a car day yesterday, today was also filled with car time, but also was full of history.   All four of us had been looking forward to Mylene's breakfast, and it didn’t disappoint.   We arrived to the breakfast room, with a table full of croissants, h...

Unbelievably we all slept again! We got up and headed back to the little brasserie from yesterday and did the same drill of coffee, croissants and people watching.   That can get addicting!   Today we are heading to Normandy, where we will see the Landing Beaches, see Mont St Michel and enjoy lots of the Normandy "4 C's": Crepes, Cream, Cider and Camembert. Aimee and I headed out to get the rental car, which ended up being a mini-adventure in itself,t...

Day two dawned with all of us dead asleep. Sleeping pills will do that to you, but it is a good alternate to not sleeping with the jet lag.   We dragged ourselves up and Ken/I wandered to the local brasserie to start with coffee, while Kim/Aimee finished getting ready. The little café was typical, with outdoor tables where you could relax, drink, eat and watch the world go past. What more could you want in Paris? So, that is exactly what we did. Strong coff...

Bon Jour from Paris! Thanks for joining me, Ken, Kim and Aimee on our trip to France. Kim and Aimee are Ken's sisters-in-law and have never been outside of the North America, so this will be a true adventure for them. We are celebrating Kim’s retirement from 30+ years of teaching elementary school, and thought what better way to do so than to head to the City of Lights, Paris. As many of you know, I have been to Paris around 20+ times and love showing...